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About Kariali Village

Kariali is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 141 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176201
Area (hectares) 54.41 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 141
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariali compares

By the 2011 count Kariali is the 103rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 54.41 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Kariali

Kariali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kariali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kariali from other places

Kariali lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Kariali
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 27 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Kariali

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

Common questions about Kariali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariali village had a population of 288. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Kariali village has 141 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariali has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Kariali is 176201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariali covers 54.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariali falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kariali is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kariali.

Kariali is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariali is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Bhoranj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajwal (under 2 km), Balokhar (under 2 km) and Balor (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kariali today is likely to be higher.

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