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About Halai Village

Halai is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 48 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 646 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 37.43 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 48
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 646
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halai compares

By the 2011 count Halai is the 162nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 37.43 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Halai

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

Halai 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 Halai
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 3.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Halai

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 Halai

As per the Census of India 2011, Halai village had a population of 79. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Halai village has 48 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halai has about 646 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 Halai is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halai covers 37.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Halai 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 10+ km distance for Halai.

Halai 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.

Halai is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 3.1 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 Ghalaiya (under 2 km), Pajol (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Jol (under 2 km).

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

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