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About Kahmli Village

Kahmli is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 31 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahmli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahmli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 28.85 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 31
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahmli compares

By the 2011 count Kahmli is the 171st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 28.85 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kahmli

Kahmli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kahmli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kahmli from other places

Kahmli lies about 25 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 21 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 Kahmli
Nearest railway station Salogra 21 km
Nearest town Solan 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 27 km

Villages closest to Kahmli

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 Kahmli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahmli village had a population of 66. That makes it the 171st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Kahmli village has 31 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahmli has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kahmli is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahmli covers 28.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kahmli is Salogra, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kahmli.

Kahmli is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahmli is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 21 km away. Solan is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharat (under 2 km), Kalemon (4.9 km) and Jangal Tharu (6.4 km).

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

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