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About Paoli Village

Paoli is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 104 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 56.57 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 104
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paoli compares

By the 2011 count Paoli is the 78th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 56.57 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Paoli

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

Paoli lies about 56 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 Paoli
Tehsil headquarters Rohru under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 56 km

Villages closest to Paoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paoli village had a population of 192. That makes it the 78th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Paoli village has 104 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paoli has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Paoli is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paoli covers 56.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paoli falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Paoli.

Paoli is about 56 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paoli is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangtoli (under 2 km), Annu (under 2 km) and Karalash (1.9 km).

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

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