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About Sholwi Village

Sholwi is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 28 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sholwi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sholwi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 6 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 28
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
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 Sholwi compares

By the 2011 count Sholwi is the 186th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 6 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sholwi

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

Sholwi 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 Sholwi
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 1.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Sholwi

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 Sholwi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sholwi village had a population of 51. That makes it the 186th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Sholwi village has 28 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sholwi has about 821 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 Sholwi is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sholwi covers 6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Sholwi 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 Sholwi.

Sholwi 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.

Sholwi is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 1.7 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 Khorwi (under 2 km), Bagahar (under 2 km) and Ghasi Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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