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About Oal Village

Oal is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 2 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 1.55 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 2
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
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 Oal compares

By the 2011 count Oal is the 407th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 1.55 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 Oal

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

Oal lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 56 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 Oal
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 30 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 56 km

Villages closest to Oal

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 Oal

As per the Census of India 2011, Oal village had a population of 6. That makes it the 407th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Oal village has 2 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oal has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

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

Oal covers 1.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Oal is Buffer Stop, about 56 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 Oal.

Oal is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oal is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 30 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Buffer Stop is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhawas (5.5 km), Sojha (6.0 km) and Jharandi (8.5 km).

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

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