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About Ban Karoli Village

Ban Karoli is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 136 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Karoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Karoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 164.1 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 136
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ban Karoli compares

By the 2011 count Ban Karoli is the 196th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 164.1 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ban Karoli

Ban Karoli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ban Karoli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ban Karoli from other places

Ban Karoli lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 5.2 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 Ban Karoli
Nearest railway station Bharmar 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 18 km
Nearest town Talwāra 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Ban Karoli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 Ban Karoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Karoli village had a population of 266. That makes it the 196th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Ban Karoli village has 136 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Karoli has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Ban Karoli is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Karoli covers 164.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ban Karoli falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ban Karoli is Bharmar, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ban Karoli.

Ban Karoli is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Karoli is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 5.2 km away. Nurpur is about 18 km away. Talwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narnhun (under 2 km), Marg (under 2 km) and Minta (2.0 km).

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

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