About Karao Village

Karao is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 361 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karao village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Chachyot
Pincode	175028
Area (hectares)	78.55 hectares
Population	726
Male Population	361
Female Population	365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karao compares

By the 2011 count Karao is the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 78.55 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Karao

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

Karao lies about 8.2 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 30 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 Karao
District headquarters	Mandi	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chachyot	24 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	30 km

Villages closest to Karao

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karao village had a population of 726. That makes it the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Karao village has 361 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karao has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Karao is 175028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karao covers 78.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karao falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karao is Buffer Stop, about 30 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 Karao.

Karao is about 8.2 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karao is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 8.2 km away. Chachyot is about 24 km away. Buffer Stop is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.