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About Karoli Village

Karoli is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,383, made up of 1,796 males and 1,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karoli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145001
Area (hectares) 1255 hectares
Population 3,383
Male Population 1,796
Female Population 1,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karoli compares

By the 2011 count Karoli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 1255 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 934.

Getting to Karoli

Karoli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karoli 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 5 - 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 42 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 5.4 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 Mamun 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 6.5 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 42 km

Villages closest to Karoli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 3,383. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Karoli village has 1,796 males and 1,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karoli has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Karoli is 145001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karoli covers 1255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karoli falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Karoli is Dalhousie Road, about 5.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karoli.

Karoli is about 42 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karoli is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Mamun is about 3.7 km away. Dalhousie Road is about 5.4 km away. Pathankot is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siyonti (1.6 km), Nagrota (1.6 km) and Kother (1.7 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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