# Karuth Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Karuth

Karuth is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **65 people in 14 households**, the 344th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 65people (2011)
- 14households
- 85.5%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Karuth PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karuth is 171201.** Karuth falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025053

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karuth from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)66 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)23 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Karuth?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Karuth; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Namana
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mauhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karuth known for?

The main crops are **apple and vegetables**. About 23% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Karuth

Of every 100 households in Karuth in 2011, 100 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karuth · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**47%

Tap water ****64%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**51%

Use banking services ****64%**

**75%

Television ****64%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Karuth?

■ Karuth · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**908

Working population ****50.8%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 80.0% for women. 45% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (6%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 13 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Theog

- Jhalli70 people
- Chiyog68 people
- Majroe68 people
- Batog67 people
- Sanai65 people
- Bogra64 people
- Mahog64 people
- Jangal Khagn63 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karuth?171201
- How far is Karuth from Shimla?66 km by road
- What is the population of Karuth?65 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karuth in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karuth?85.5% (Census 2011)