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About Parsholi Village

Parsholi is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 31 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 26.11 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 31
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Parsholi compares

By the 2011 count Parsholi is the 178th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 26.11 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Parsholi

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

Parsholi lies about 41 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 Parsholi
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 6.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 41 km

Villages closest to Parsholi

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 Parsholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsholi village had a population of 61. That makes it the 178th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Parsholi village has 31 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsholi has about 968 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 Parsholi is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsholi covers 26.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Parsholi 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 Parsholi.

Parsholi is about 41 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsholi is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 6.2 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joni (under 2 km), Shoshan (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Shoshan (under 2 km).

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

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