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About Karal Village

Karal is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 44 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, 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 Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 56.68 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 44
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Karal compares

By the 2011 count Karal is the 152nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 56.68 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Karal

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

Karal lies about 34 km from Shimla. 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
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 1.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Karal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotkhai 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 152nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Karal village has 44 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karal has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Karal is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karal covers 56.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karal falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Karal notes the nearest railway station 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 Karal.

Karal is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karal is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 1.5 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karali (under 2 km), Reserve Jangal Rantu (under 2 km) and Pungrish (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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