About Kailu Village

Kailu is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 52 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 712 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kailu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kailu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171007
Area (hectares)	41 hectares
Population	89
Male Population	52
Female Population	37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	712
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kailu compares

By the 2011 count Kailu is the 267th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Kailu

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

Kailu 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 Kailu
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 Kailu

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 Kailu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kailu village had a population of 89. That makes it the 267th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kailu village has 52 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kailu has about 712 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 Kailu is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kailu covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kailu 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kailu.

Kailu 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.

Kailu 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.