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About Karsoli Village

Karsoli is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 663 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karsoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karsoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 228.63 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 663
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karsoli compares

By the 2011 count Karsoli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 228.63 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Karsoli

Karsoli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karsoli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karsoli from other places

Karsoli lies about 55 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.6 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 Karsoli
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 17 km
Nearest town Ropar 23 km
District headquarters Solan 55 km

Villages closest to Karsoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karsoli village had a population of 1,306. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Karsoli village has 663 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karsoli has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Karsoli is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karsoli covers 228.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karsoli falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karsoli is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karsoli.

Karsoli is about 55 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karsoli is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 5.6 km away. Nalagarh is about 17 km away. Ropar 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 Gholowal (under 2 km), Bhatoli (under 2 km) and Kalibari (1.7 km).

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

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