About Kwalta Village

Kwalta is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 113 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kwalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kwalta village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Jubbal
Pincode	171216
Area (hectares)	112.06 hectares
Population	225
Male Population	113
Female Population	112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kwalta compares

By the 2011 count Kwalta is the 66th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 112.06 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kwalta

Kwalta is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kwalta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kwalta from other places

Kwalta lies about 64 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 Kwalta
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	64 km

Villages closest to Kwalta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kwalta village had a population of 225. That makes it the 66th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kwalta village has 113 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kwalta has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kwalta is 171216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kwalta covers 112.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kwalta falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kwalta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kwalta.

Kwalta is about 64 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kwalta is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.