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About Karsai Village

Karsai is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 70 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karsai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karsai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Galore
Pincode 177026
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 70
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,600
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karsai compares

By the 2011 count Karsai is the 58th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Karsai

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

Karsai lies about 25 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 33 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 Karsai
Nearest town Mandi 14 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Galore 32 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 33 km

Villages closest to Karsai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karsai village had a population of 182. That makes it the 58th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Karsai village has 70 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karsai has about 1600 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Karsai is 177026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karsai covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karsai falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karsai is Joginder Nagar, about 33 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 Karsai.

Karsai is about 25 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karsai is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 14 km away. Hamirpur is about 25 km away. Galore is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baleta Kalan (under 2 km), Galot Kalan (under 2 km) and Sanai Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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