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About Karal Village

Karal is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 42 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 41.68 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 42
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karal compares

By the 2011 count Karal is the 96th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 41.68 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Karal

Karal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karal from other places

Karal lies about 41 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 3.0 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 Karal
Nearest railway station Ahju 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 9.2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 41 km
District headquarters Mandi 41 km

Villages closest to Karal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Karal

As per the Census of India 2011, Karal village had a population of 92. That makes it the 96th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Karal village has 42 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karal has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Karal is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karal covers 41.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karal falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karal is Ahju, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karal.

Karal is about 41 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karal is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Ahju is about 3.0 km away. Lad Bharol is about 9.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karsal (under 2 km), Kala Amb (under 2 km) and Paniru (under 2 km).

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

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