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About Karali Village

Karali is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 15 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, 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 Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 42.61 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 15
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karali compares

By the 2011 count Karali is the 426th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 42.61 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 987.

Getting to Karali

Karali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 16 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 Shimla Rural 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Karali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 33. That makes it the 426th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Karali village has 15 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karali has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Karali is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karali covers 42.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karali falls under Shimla Rural 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karali.

Karali is about 16 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 Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Tilla (2.0 km), Dumaihar (2.0 km) and Jangal Dumaihar (2.0 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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