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About Randaul Village

Randaul is a mid sized village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 318 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Randaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Randaul village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171302
Area (hectares) 201.45 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 318
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Randaul compares

By the 2011 count Randaul 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 201.45 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 Randaul

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

Randaul lies about 54 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 16 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 Randaul
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 17 km
Nearest town Shimla 17 km
District headquarters Mandi 54 km

Villages closest to Randaul

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 Randaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Randaul village had a population of 640. 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.

Randaul village has 318 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Randaul has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Randaul is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Randaul covers 201.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Randaul is Summer Hill, about 16 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 Randaul.

Randaul is about 54 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Randaul is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Summer Hill is about 16 km away. Karsog is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiria (under 2 km), Baraikar (1.7 km) and Chanyana (2.3 km).

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

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