About Kelwi Laona Village

Kelwi Laona is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 113 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelwi Laona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelwi Laona village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	161.75 hectares
Population	217
Male Population	113
Female Population	104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelwi Laona compares

By the 2011 count Kelwi Laona is the 52nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 161.75 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kelwi Laona

Kelwi Laona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelwi Laona as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kelwi Laona from other places

Kelwi Laona lies about 41 km from Shimla. 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 Kelwi Laona
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	41 km

Villages closest to Kelwi Laona

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

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Common questions about Kelwi Laona

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelwi Laona village had a population of 217. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Kelwi Laona village has 113 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelwi Laona has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kelwi Laona is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelwi Laona covers 161.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelwi Laona falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kelwi Laona 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kelwi Laona.

Kelwi Laona is about 41 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelwi Laona is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.