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About Karsoli Village

Karsoli is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 39 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karsoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karsoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 59.11 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 39
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karsoli compares

By the 2011 count Karsoli is the 168th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 59.11 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Karsoli

Karsoli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karsoli as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Karsoli from other places

Karsoli lies about 58 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 5.4 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 Karsoli
Nearest town Mamun 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 35 km
District headquarters Kangra 58 km

Villages closest to Karsoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karsoli village had a population of 77. That makes it the 168th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Karsoli village has 39 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karsoli has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Karsoli is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karsoli covers 59.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karsoli falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karsoli is Dalhousie Road, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karsoli.

Karsoli is about 58 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karsoli is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Mamun is about 3.7 km away. Dalhousie Road is about 5.4 km away. Jawali is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehskar (9.9 km), Maira (11 km) and Bhalun (14 km).

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

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