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About Karoli Village

Karoli is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 118 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 746 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 115.1 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 118
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 746
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karoli compares

By the 2011 count Karoli is the 105th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 115.1 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Karoli

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

Karoli lies about 31 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 21 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 Karoli
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 21 km
Nearest town Shimla 23 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 31 km

Villages closest to Karoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karoli village had a population of 206. That makes it the 105th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Karoli village has 118 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karoli has about 746 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Karoli is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karoli covers 115.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karoli falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karoli is Salogra, about 21 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 Karoli.

Karoli is about 31 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karoli is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 14 km away. Salogra is about 21 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 Leo Nana (under 2 km), Shimalya (under 2 km) and Rori (2.1 km).

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

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