About Karel Village

Karel is a small village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 102 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karel village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Pangi
Pincode	176323
Area (hectares)	87.24 hectares
Population	201
Male Population	102
Female Population	99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karel compares

By the 2011 count Karel is the 41st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 87.24 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Karel

Karel is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karel as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karel from other places

Karel lies about 9.0 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 37 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karel
Tehsil headquarters	Pangi	9.0 km
District headquarters	Chamba	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	37 km

Villages closest to Karel

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pangi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Karel

As per the Census of India 2011, Karel village had a population of 201. That makes it the 41st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Karel village has 102 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karel has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Karel is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karel covers 87.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karel falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karel is Talara, about 37 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karel.

Karel is about 9.0 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karel is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Pangi is about 9.0 km away. Chamba is about 9.0 km away. Talara is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.