# Karas Village, Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal 

# Karas

Karas is a village in Jakhnidhar sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 67 households**, the 38th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 287people (2011)
- 67households
- 79.7%literacy
- 1,432females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karas

Of every 100 households in Karas in 2011, 92 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karas · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**41%

Tap water ****81%**

**64%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**50%

Use banking services ****98%**

**96%

Television ****63%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Karas?

■ Karas · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1432**

**1185

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**866

Working population ****48.8%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 73.2% for women. 40% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 120 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (12%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Jakhnidhar

- Jagdhar318 people
- Lawaigaon307 people
- Bainsoli Talli289 people
- Bhatkanda287 people
- Raud Lagga Dharun286 people
- Dapoli May Kalana262 people
- Manthal260 people
- Chhadiyara Malla233 people

[All 138 villages in Jakhnidhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/jakhnidhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karas?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karas in?Tehri Garhwal district (Jakhnidhar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karas?79.7% (Census 2011)