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About Khola Village

Khola is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 171 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 172204
Area (hectares) 229.61 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 171
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khola compares

By the 2011 count Khola is the 22nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 229.61 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Khola

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

Khola lies about 32 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 Khola
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 9.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Khola

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 Khola

As per the Census of India 2011, Khola village had a population of 330. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Khola village has 171 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khola has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Khola is 172204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khola covers 229.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Khola 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 km distance for Khola.

Khola is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khola is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 9.4 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalana (under 2 km), Bharot (under 2 km) and Gowalath (under 2 km).

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

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