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About Karadal Village

Karadal is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 38 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karadal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karadal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 38
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karadal compares

By the 2011 count Karadal is the 277th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Karadal

Karadal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karadal as Available within <5 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 Karadal from other places

Karadal lies about 45 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 27 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 Karadal
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 27 km
Nearest town Shimla 27 km
District headquarters Mandi 45 km

Villages closest to Karadal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karadal village had a population of 71. That makes it the 277th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Karadal village has 38 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karadal has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Karadal is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karadal covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karadal falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karadal is Summer Hill, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karadal.

Karadal is about 45 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karadal is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 6.9 km away. Summer Hill is about 27 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Nagra (under 2 km), Nagra (under 2 km) and Bagra (under 2 km).

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

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