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About Kui Village

Kui is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 366 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kui village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 105.74 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 366
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kui compares

By the 2011 count Kui is the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 105.74 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kui

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

Kui lies about 34 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 Kui
District headquarters Shimla 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 35 km

Villages closest to Kui

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 Kui

As per the Census of India 2011, Kui village had a population of 696. That makes it the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Kui village has 366 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kui has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

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

Kui covers 105.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Kui 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 Kui.

Kui is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kui is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 34 km away. Rohru is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kui Awal (under 2 km), D P F Kui Doyam (under 2 km) and D P F Khanaula (11 km).

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

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