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About Karoli Village

Karoli is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 133 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 669 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, 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 Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173221
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 133
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 669
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 68th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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 19 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 12 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
Nearest town Shimla 12 km
Nearest railway station Taradevi 12 km
District headquarters Solan 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 30 km

Villages closest to Karoli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 222. That makes it the 68th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Karoli village has 133 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karoli has about 669 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Karoli is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karoli covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karoli falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karoli is Taradevi, about 12 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 19 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karoli is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 12 km away. Taradevi is about 12 km away. Solan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudher Nana (under 2 km), Parana (1.8 km) and Kotli (3.7 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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