About Kariali Village

Kariali is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 24 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,292 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, 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	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	13 hectares
Population	55
Male Population	24
Female Population	31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,292
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariali compares

By the 2011 count Kariali is the 361st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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 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 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
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	13 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 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.

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Common questions about Kariali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariali village had a population of 55. That makes it the 361st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kariali village has 24 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariali has about 1292 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kariali is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariali covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariali falls under Shimla Rural 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 village 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 Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 10 km away. Shimla Rural is about 13 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.