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About Takrol Village

Takrol is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 86 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takrol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takrol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 103.74 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 86
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Takrol compares

By the 2011 count Takrol is the 185th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 103.74 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Takrol

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

Takrol lies about 49 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 27 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 Takrol
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 4.8 km
Nearest town Shimla 27 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 27 km
District headquarters Mandi 49 km

Villages closest to Takrol

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 Takrol

As per the Census of India 2011, Takrol village had a population of 160. That makes it the 185th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Takrol village has 86 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takrol has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Takrol covers 103.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Takrol is Summer Hill, about 27 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 Takrol.

Takrol is about 49 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takrol is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 4.8 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Summer Hill is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parla Takrola (under 2 km), Delag (under 2 km) and D P F Ghangar (under 2 km).

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

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