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About Lower Karsog Village

Lower Karsog is a mid sized village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 431 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lower Karsog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lower Karsog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 101.6 hectares
Population 894
Male Population 431
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
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 Lower Karsog compares

By the 2011 count Lower Karsog is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 101.6 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Lower Karsog

Lower Karsog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lower Karsog 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 Lower Karsog from other places

Lower Karsog lies about 45 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 31 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 Lower Karsog
Tehsil headquarters Karsog under 2 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 31 km
Nearest town Shimla 31 km
District headquarters Mandi 45 km

Villages closest to Lower Karsog

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 Lower Karsog

As per the Census of India 2011, Lower Karsog village had a population of 894. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Lower Karsog village has 431 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lower Karsog has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

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

Lower Karsog covers 101.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Lower Karsog is Summer Hill, about 31 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 Lower Karsog.

Lower Karsog 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.

Lower Karsog is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about under 2 km away. Summer Hill is about 31 km away. Shimla is about 31 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 Bajhu Karsog (under 2 km), Karsog (under 2 km) and Ranot (under 2 km).

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

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