About Kariyal Village

Kariyal is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 11 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariyal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171012
Area (hectares)	4.67 hectares
Population	23
Male Population	11
Female Population	12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,091
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariyal compares

By the 2011 count Kariyal is the 453rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 4.67 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 Kariyal

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

Kariyal 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 Kariyal
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	13 km

Villages closest to Kariyal

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 Kariyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariyal village had a population of 23. That makes it the 453rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kariyal village has 11 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariyal has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Kariyal covers 4.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariyal falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kariyal 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 Kariyal.

Kariyal 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.

Kariyal 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.