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About Kariali Village

Kariali is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 104 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171019
Area (hectares) 107.96 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 104
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariali compares

By the 2011 count Kariali is the 58th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 107.96 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kariali

Kariali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kariali as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kariali from other places

Kariali lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 10 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 Kariali
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 10 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km

Villages closest to Kariali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariali village had a population of 208. That makes it the 58th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Kariali village has 104 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariali has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kariali is 171019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariali covers 107.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kariali falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kariali is Jutogh, about 10 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 village for Kariali.

Kariali is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariali is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 10 km away. Jutogh is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kariali (under 2 km), Kothi (2.1 km) and Jangal Kandhar Ghat (2.3 km).

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

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