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About Kemli Village

Kemli is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 30 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kemli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kemli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 10 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 30
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kemli compares

By the 2011 count Kemli is the 180th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 10 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Kemli

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

Kemli lies about 34 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 Kemli
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 2.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Kemli

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 Kemli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kemli village had a population of 56. That makes it the 180th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Kemli village has 30 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kemli has about 867 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 Kemli is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kemli covers 10 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kemli 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 - 10 km distance for Kemli.

Kemli is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kemli is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 2.1 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanroti (under 2 km), Nehra (under 2 km) and Kori Mohli (under 2 km).

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

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