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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MC
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MEHAR CHAND
Contact: 82****6153
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- LGD code
- 13860
- Pincode
- 175037
- Post office
- Cholthra
- Population
- 493
- Households
- 136
- Literacy rate
- 75.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1080 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 372
Census 2011 · in context
How Karyal (252) compares
By population, Karyal (252) ranks #26 of 128 villages in Sarkaghat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.7%
−2.2% vs mandal average
- Karyal (252)
- 75.7%
- Sarkaghat mandal
- 77.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,080
+18 vs mandal average
- Karyal (252)
- 1,080
- Sarkaghat mandal
- 1,062
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Karyal (252)
- 3.6
- Sarkaghat mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karyal (252) at a glance
Karyal (252) is a village of 493 people in 136 households (Census 2011) in Sarkaghat tehsil, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, the 26th-largest of 128 villages in Sarkaghat tehsil. Literacy is 76%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 78% and the sex ratio is 1,080 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 175037, served by Cholthra post office; the LGD village code is 13860. The sarpanch is MEHAR CHAND, and the village votes in Sarkaghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dalip Thakur. The population is estimated at 581 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kothi Cholthara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karyal (252) · this village | 493 | 76% | — |
| Kothi (263) · Sarkaghat | 915 | 80% | — |
| Ropar (266) · Sarkaghat | 269 | 76% | — |
| Makehar Chalwahan (253) · Sarkaghat | 146 | 81% | — |
| Dalaut (254) · Sarkaghat | 143 | 85% | — |
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Notice board · Karyal (252)
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Key facts — Karyal (252)
- LGD code
- 13860
- Pincode
- 175037
- Post office
- Cholthra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 493
- Population (projected 2026)
- 581
- Households
- 136
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1080
- Literacy rate
- 75.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sarkaghat
- Member of Parliament
- Kangana Ranaut
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dalip Thakur
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MEHAR CHAND
- Block / Mandal
- Sarkaghat
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 175037
- Sadhot (238)Sarkaghat mandal693 pop
- Kharoh (236)Sarkaghat mandal630 pop
- Roso (242)Tihra mandal598 pop
- Dhanrashi (238)Sarkaghat mandal372 pop
- Bahru (239)Sarkaghat mandal294 pop
- Kothi (336)Bhadrota mandal211 pop
- Mortan (240)Sarkaghat mandal150 pop
- Makehar Chalwahan (253)Sarkaghat mandal146 pop
- Dalaut (254)Sarkaghat mandal143 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Karyal (252)
Other villages in Sarkaghat mandal
View all 60+ →- Saroun (249)
- Fatehpur (447)
- Kothi (263)
- Dabrog (280)
- Upper Barot (451)
- Barchhwar (284)
- Brarta (298)
- Nabahi (368)
- Tatahar (367)
- Thana (382)
- Sadhot (238)
- Jukain (369)
- Bakarta (278)
- Gadhyani (277)
- Jhanjhail (306)
- Bag (288)
- Kharoh (236)
- Lunadha (446)
- Jandharu Kalan (264)
- Pati (302)
- Sain (285)
- Mohin (381)
- Paplog (235)
- Behanji (384)
- Rakhoh (260)
- Jaboth (431)
- Chamyanu (365)
- Harlot (259)
- Kuthehar (227)
- Badal (373)
- Bhatoh Phakrehr (363)
- Ropari (219)
- Dodar (267)
- Lower Barot (450)
- Hawani (304)
- Dol (445)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)