# Karlah Village, Chenani, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Chenani, Udhampur 

# Karlah

Karlah is a village in Chenani sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182142**. The 2011 Census counted **2,578 people in 447 households**, the 7th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 2,578people (2011)
- 447households
- 62.2%literacy
- 182142PIN code

## Karlah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karlah is 182142.** Karlah falls in Chenani sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182142
- Gram panchayatKarlah
- Community development blockChenani
- Census village code004991

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

## How far is Karlah from nearby towns?

- Chenani (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Chenani (nearest town)20 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 Karlah?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Karlah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 Karlah known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 27% of the 1,064 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Karlah

Of every 100 households in Karlah in 2011, 83 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karlah · ■ Chenani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****41%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****45%**

**54%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Karlah?

■ Karlah · ■ Chenani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**944

Working population ****50.0%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 46.6% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 469 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 330 (26%) · **■** Marginal 460 (36%)

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 Chenani

- Sira3,102 people
- Satyalta2,630 people
- Gharian Kalan2,611 people
- Dhandhar2,604 people
- Gharian Khurd2,470 people
- Sarahd Kirpalt2,315 people
- Patan Garh2,297 people
- Kohsar2,015 people

[All 47 villages in Chenani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/chenani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karlah?182142
- How far is Karlah from Udhampur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Karlah?2,578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karlah in?Udhampur district (Chenani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Karlah?62.2% (Census 2011)
