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About Klanthi Village

Klanthi is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 62 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,258 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Klanthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Klanthi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 62
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,258
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Klanthi compares

By the 2011 count Klanthi is the 63rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Klanthi

Klanthi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Klanthi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Klanthi from other places

Klanthi 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 Klanthi
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 9.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Klanthi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Klanthi village had a population of 140. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Klanthi village has 62 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Klanthi has about 1258 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Klanthi is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Klanthi covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Klanthi falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Klanthi 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 village for Klanthi.

Klanthi 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.

Klanthi is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 9.9 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 Shalag (3.7 km), Bani Basa (3.8 km) and D P F Taprog (3.8 km).

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

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