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About Karali Village

Karali is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 48 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 36.04 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 48
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karali compares

By the 2011 count Karali is the 149th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 36.04 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Karali

Karali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karali from other places

Karali 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 Karali
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 1.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Karali

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 Karali

As per the Census of India 2011, Karali village had a population of 97. That makes it the 149th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Karali village has 48 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karali has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Karali is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karali covers 36.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Karali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Karali 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.

Karali 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 Karal (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 Karali today is likely to be higher.

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