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About Karayal Village

Karayal is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 156 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karayal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263157
Area (hectares) 80.54 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 156
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karayal compares

By the 2011 count Karayal is the 96th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 80.54 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1013.

Getting to Karayal

Karayal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karayal 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. The nearest villages by name are Kakore, Kala Agar, Kalagari and Kanda Malla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Karayal village had a population of 294. That makes it the 96th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Karayal village has 156 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karayal has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Karayal is 263157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karayal covers 80.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karayal falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Karayal notes the nearest railway station 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 Karayal.

Karayal is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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