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About Karal Village

Karal is a large village in Chandpur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,095, made up of 1,087 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.16 hectares hectares.

Karal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Chandpur
Area (hectares) 228.16 hectares
Population 2,095
Male Population 1,087
Female Population 1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karal compares

By the 2011 count Karal is the 77th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 228.16 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Karal

Karal 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 Karal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karal from other places

Karal lies about 29 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Chandpur, 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 Karal
Nearest railway station Chandpur 2.6 km
Nearest town Chāndpur 2.7 km
District headquarters Bijnor 29 km

Villages closest to Karal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karal village had a population of 2,095. That makes it the 77th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Karal village has 1,087 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karal has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Karal covers 228.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karal falls under Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karal is Chandpur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karal.

Karal is about 29 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karal is in Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district. Chandpur is about 2.6 km away. Chāndpur is about 2.7 km away. Bijnor is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hallanagla (under 2 km), Ravana Haibat (under 2 km) and Ismailpur (2.1 km).

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

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