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About Karail Village

Karail is a large village in Moonak tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,943, made up of 1,541 males and 1,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karail village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Moonak
Pincode 148033
Area (hectares) 697 hectares
Population 2,943
Male Population 1,541
Female Population 1,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karail compares

By the 2011 count Karail is the 16th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents. Its 697 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Karail

Karail is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karail 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karail from other places

Karail lies about 49 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Jakhal Junction, about 2.6 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 Karail
Nearest railway station Jakhal Junction 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Moonak 4.9 km
Nearest town Tohāna 11 km
District headquarters Sangrur 49 km

Villages closest to Karail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karail village had a population of 2,943. That makes it the 16th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents.

Karail village has 1,541 males and 1,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karail has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Karail is 148033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karail covers 697 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karail falls under Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Karail is Jakhal Junction, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Karail is about 49 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karail is in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district. Jakhal Junction is about 2.6 km away. Moonak is about 4.9 km away. Tohāna is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Handa (3.4 km), Kudni (4.4 km) and Balran (4.5 km).

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

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