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About Karswali Village

Karswali is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 49 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karswali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karswali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175048
Area (hectares) 32.04 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 49
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karswali compares

By the 2011 count Karswali is the 120th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 32.04 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Karswali

Karswali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karswali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Karswali from other places

Karswali lies about 48 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Karswali
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 23 km
Nearest town Shimla 29 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 29 km
District headquarters Mandi 48 km

Villages closest to Karswali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karswali village had a population of 90. That makes it the 120th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Karswali village has 49 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karswali has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Karswali is 175048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karswali covers 32.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karswali falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karswali is Summer Hill, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Karswali.

Karswali is about 48 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karswali is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Karsai Beel (under 2 km), D P F Shankar (under 2 km) and Bajaran (2.9 km).

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

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