About Kariyal Village

Kariyal is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 237 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariyal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175037
Area (hectares)	115.52 hectares
Population	493
Male Population	237
Female Population	256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariyal compares

By the 2011 count Kariyal is the 32nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 115.52 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Kariyal

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

Kariyal lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, 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 Kariyal
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	18 km
District headquarters	Mandi	20 km

Villages closest to Kariyal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarkaghat 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.

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Common questions about Kariyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariyal village had a population of 493. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Kariyal village has 237 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariyal has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Kariyal is 175037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariyal covers 115.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariyal falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kariyal is Buffer Stop, 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 Kariyal.

Kariyal is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariyal is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Sarkaghat is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.