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About Kareli Village

Kareli is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 125 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kareli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kareli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 125
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kareli compares

By the 2011 count Kareli is the 103rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 990.

Getting to Kareli

Kareli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kareli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kareli from other places

Kareli lies about 23 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 Kareli
Tehsil headquarters Theog 5.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Kareli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kareli village had a population of 257. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kareli village has 125 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kareli has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kareli is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kareli covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kareli falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kareli 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 km distance for Kareli.

Kareli is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kareli is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 5.3 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagain (under 2 km), Thaut (under 2 km) and Kun (under 2 km).

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

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