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About Kholi Village

Kholi is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 137 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, 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 Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 30.99 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 137
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kholi compares

By the 2011 count Kholi is the 81st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 30.99 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

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 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 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Kholi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 295. That makes it the 81st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Kholi village has 137 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholi has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Kholi is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kholi covers 30.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kholi is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kholi.

Kholi is about 25 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 Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 9.9 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaled (under 2 km), Chakban Kuryala (under 2 km) and Chalalan (under 2 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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