About Parali Village

Parali is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 229 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171204
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	456
Male Population	229
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parali compares

By the 2011 count Parali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Parali

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

Parali lies about 57 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 54 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 Parali
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	31 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	49 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	54 km
District headquarters	Shimla	57 km

Villages closest to Parali

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.

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Common questions about Parali

As per the Census of India 2011, Parali village had a population of 456. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Parali village has 229 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parali has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

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

Parali covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Parali is Salogra, about 54 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Parali.

Parali is about 57 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parali is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 31 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 49 km away. Salogra is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.