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About Araihla Village

Araihla is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 98 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Araihla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Araihla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171225
Area (hectares) 122.36 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 98
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Araihla compares

By the 2011 count Araihla is the 79th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 122.36 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Araihla

Araihla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Araihla 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 Araihla from other places

Araihla lies about 57 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 54 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 Araihla
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 31 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 49 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 54 km
District headquarters Shimla 57 km

Villages closest to Araihla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Araihla village had a population of 194. That makes it the 79th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Araihla village has 98 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Araihla has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Araihla is 171225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Araihla covers 122.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Araihla falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Araihla is Salogra, about 54 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 <5 km distance for Araihla.

Araihla is about 57 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Araihla is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 31 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 49 km away. Salogra is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamta Parali (under 2 km), Marthu (under 2 km) and Parali (under 2 km).

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

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