About Kariala Village

Kariala is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 60 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,283 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Dhatwal
Pincode	176041
Area (hectares)	41.31 hectares
Population	137
Male Population	60
Female Population	77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,283
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariala compares

By the 2011 count Kariala is the 88th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 41.31 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Kariala

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

Kariala lies about 56 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Kariala
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	17 km
Nearest town	Baddi	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhatwal	34 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	56 km

Villages closest to Kariala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariala village had a population of 137. That makes it the 88th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Kariala village has 60 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariala has about 1283 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Kariala is 176041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariala covers 41.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariala falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kariala is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 village for Kariala.

Kariala is about 56 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariala is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Dhatwal is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.