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About Lol Village

Lol is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 122 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 56.16 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 122
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lol compares

By the 2011 count Lol is the 124th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 56.16 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Lol

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

Lol lies about 55 km from Mandi. 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 Lol
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 11 km
Nearest town Shimla 28 km
District headquarters Mandi 55 km

Villages closest to Lol

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 Lol

As per the Census of India 2011, Lol village had a population of 247. That makes it the 124th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Lol village has 122 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lol has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

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

Lol covers 56.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Lol notes the nearest railway station 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 Lol.

Lol is about 55 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lol is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 28 km away. Mandi is about 55 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 Gharlol (under 2 km), Bali Dhar (under 2 km) and Anog (under 2 km).

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

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