About Karaol Village

Karaol is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 62 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	39.2 hectares
Population	131
Male Population	62
Female Population	69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaol compares

By the 2011 count Karaol is the 215th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 39.2 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Karaol

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

Karaol lies about 48 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Karaol
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	3.7 km
Nearest town	Shimla	29 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	29 km
District headquarters	Mandi	48 km

Villages closest to Karaol

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.

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Common questions about Karaol

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaol village had a population of 131. That makes it the 215th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Karaol village has 62 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaol has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Karaol is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaol covers 39.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karaol is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Karaol.

Karaol is about 48 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaol is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 3.7 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.