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About Loti Village

Loti is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 112 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172021
Area (hectares) 56.37 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 112
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Loti compares

By the 2011 count Loti is the 49th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 56.37 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Loti

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

Loti lies about 47 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 Loti
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 1.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 47 km

Villages closest to Loti

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 Loti

As per the Census of India 2011, Loti village had a population of 219. That makes it the 49th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Loti village has 112 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loti has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Loti is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loti covers 56.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Loti 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 Loti.

Loti is about 47 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loti is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 1.7 km away. Shimla is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Grasu (under 2 km), D P F Punan (under 2 km) and Punan (under 2 km).

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

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