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About Khorwi Village

Khorwi is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 53 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,245 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khorwi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khorwi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 53
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,245
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 Khorwi compares

By the 2011 count Khorwi is the 129th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Khorwi

Khorwi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khorwi 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 Khorwi from other places

Khorwi lies about 36 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 Khorwi
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Khorwi

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 Khorwi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khorwi village had a population of 119. That makes it the 129th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Khorwi village has 53 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khorwi has about 1245 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Khorwi covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Khorwi notes the nearest railway station 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 Khorwi.

Khorwi is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khorwi is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakrot (under 2 km), Sholwi (under 2 km) and Ghalaira (under 2 km).

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

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