# Karol Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Karol

Karol is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173209**. The 2011 Census counted **133 people in 28 households**, the 108th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 133people (2011)
- 28households
- 86.8%literacy
- 173209PIN code

## Karol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karol is 173209.** Karol falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173209
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021718

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karol from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)38 km by road
- Parwanoo (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Karol?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Karol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gai Ghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garkhal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karol known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 35% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Karol

Of every 100 households in Karol in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Karol · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**22%

Tap water ****11%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**42%

Use banking services ****100%**

**82%

Television ****93%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**10%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**60%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Karol?

■ Karol · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**907

Working population ****63.2%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 79.2% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 31 (37%) · **■** Other work 17 (20%) · **■** Marginal 36 (43%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kasauli

- Karwa144 people
- Than144 people
- Auda Nichla135 people
- Manjh135 people
- Shiwa132 people
- Kadon129 people
- Khadoli129 people
- Sari129 people

[All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karol?173209
- How far is Karol from Solan?38 km by road
- What is the population of Karol?133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karol in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karol?86.8% (Census 2011)