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About Kabi Village

Kabi is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 35 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kabi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kabi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 35
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kabi compares

By the 2011 count Kabi is the 328th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Kabi

Kabi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kabi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kabi from other places

Kabi lies about 19 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 4.9 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 Kabi
Nearest railway station Salogra 4.9 km
Nearest town Solan 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 19 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Kabi

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 Kabi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kabi village had a population of 65. That makes it the 328th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kabi village has 35 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kabi has about 857 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 Kabi is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kabi covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kabi is Salogra, about 4.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kabi.

Kabi is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kabi is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 4.9 km away. Solan is about 7.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kailu (under 2 km), Karog (under 2 km) and Ghati (3.8 km).

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

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