Skip to main content

About Karandola Village

Karandola is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 134 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,187 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karandola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karandola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177045
Area (hectares) 46.06 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 134
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,187
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karandola compares

By the 2011 count Karandola is the 73rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 46.06 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Karandola

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

Karandola lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 24 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 Karandola
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 24 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 26 km
Nearest town Talwāra 41 km

Villages closest to Karandola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karandola village had a population of 293. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Karandola village has 134 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karandola has about 1187 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Karandola is 177045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karandola covers 46.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karandola falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karandola is Jawalamukhi Road, about 24 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 Karandola.

Karandola is about 26 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karandola is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 5.3 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 24 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dol (under 2 km), Hadwani (under 2 km) and Dhanoa (1.5 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.