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About Karsholi Village

Karsholi is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 107 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karsholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karsholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 129.65 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 107
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karsholi compares

By the 2011 count Karsholi is the 98th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 129.65 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 962.

Getting to Karsholi

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

Karsholi lies about 58 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 Karsholi
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 58 km

Villages closest to Karsholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karsholi village had a population of 218. That makes it the 98th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Karsholi village has 107 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karsholi has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Karsholi is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karsholi covers 129.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karsholi falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Karsholi 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 Karsholi.

Karsholi is about 58 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karsholi is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barandli (under 2 km), Mandhog (under 2 km) and Dalog (2.0 km).

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

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