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About Huli Village

Huli is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 94 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Huli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Huli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 94
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Huli compares

By the 2011 count Huli is the 86th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 981.

Getting to Huli

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

Huli lies about 29 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 Huli
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 6.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km

Villages closest to Huli

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 Huli

As per the Census of India 2011, Huli village had a population of 175. That makes it the 86th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Huli village has 94 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Huli has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Huli is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Huli covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Huli 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 village for Huli.

Huli is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Huli is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 6.9 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharki (under 2 km), Jaru (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Chakuna (under 2 km).

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

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