About Kafled Village

Kafled is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 141 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kafled Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kafled village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	192.03 hectares
Population	281
Male Population	141
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kafled compares

By the 2011 count Kafled is the 62nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 192.03 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kafled

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

Kafled lies about 11 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.4 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 Kafled
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	11 km
District headquarters	Shimla	11 km

Villages closest to Kafled

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.

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Common questions about Kafled

As per the Census of India 2011, Kafled village had a population of 281. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kafled village has 141 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kafled has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kafled is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kafled covers 192.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kafled is Jutogh, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kafled.

Kafled is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kafled is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 6.4 km away. Shimla Rural is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.