About Karalash Village

Karalash is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 504 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karalash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karalash village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	195 hectares
Population	983
Male Population	504
Female Population	479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karalash compares

By the 2011 count Karalash is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Karalash

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

Karalash lies about 54 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 Karalash
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	3.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	54 km

Villages closest to Karalash

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karalash village had a population of 983. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Karalash village has 504 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karalash has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Karalash is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karalash covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karalash falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Karalash 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 village for Karalash.

Karalash is about 54 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karalash is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 3.2 km away. Shimla is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.