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About Kholwi Village

Kholwi is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 82 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kholwi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholwi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 57.14 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 82
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kholwi compares

By the 2011 count Kholwi is the 103rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 57.14 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kholwi

Kholwi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kholwi as Available within 10+ 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 Kholwi from other places

Kholwi lies about 28 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 Kholwi
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 8.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 28 km

Villages closest to Kholwi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumharsain 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 Kholwi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholwi village had a population of 157. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Kholwi village has 82 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholwi has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kholwi is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kholwi covers 57.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kholwi falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kholwi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kholwi.

Kholwi is about 28 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kholwi is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reog (under 2 km), Tramli (under 2 km) and Chamyala (under 2 km).

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

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