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About Kaloti Village

Kaloti is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 211 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaloti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaloti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171214
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 211
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaloti compares

By the 2011 count Kaloti is the 48th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kaloti

Kaloti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaloti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kaloti from other places

Kaloti lies about 13 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 Kaloti
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km

Villages closest to Kaloti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaloti village had a population of 393. That makes it the 48th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Kaloti village has 211 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaloti has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kaloti is 171214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaloti covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaloti falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kaloti 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 km distance for Kaloti.

Kaloti is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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

The closest recorded villages are Jakhali (under 2 km), D P F Nalku (3.3 km) and Jakhnoti (5.6 km).

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

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