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About Kholi Village

Kholi is a mid sized village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 268 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176064, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176064
Area (hectares) 96.07 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 268
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kholi compares

By the 2011 count Kholi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 96.07 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Kholi

Kholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kholi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kholi from other places

Kholi lies about 6.4 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 4.0 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 Kholi
Nearest railway station Samloti 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 6.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 6.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 11 km

Villages closest to Kholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholi village had a population of 559. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Kholi village has 268 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholi has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Kholi is 176064. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kholi covers 96.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kholi falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kholi is Samloti, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kholi is about 6.4 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kholi is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 4.0 km away. Dhira is about 6.4 km away. Kangra is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lulehr (2.9 km), Bhati (4.1 km) and Kholi Gaggal (5.8 km).

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

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