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About Arlot Village

Arlot is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 95 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arlot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arlot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 33.89 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 95
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arlot compares

By the 2011 count Arlot is the 135th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 33.89 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 987.

Getting to Arlot

Arlot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arlot as Available within <5 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 Arlot from other places

Arlot lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 12 km away. 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 Arlot
Nearest railway station Jutogh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Arlot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Arlot

As per the Census of India 2011, Arlot village had a population of 178. That makes it the 135th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Arlot village has 95 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arlot has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Arlot is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arlot covers 33.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arlot falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arlot is Jutogh, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Arlot.

Arlot is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arlot is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 12 km away. Shimla Rural is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halog (under 2 km), Gainchari (under 2 km) and Ratan Pur (under 2 km).

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

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