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About Kalawat Village

Kalawat is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 17 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 706 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalawat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalawat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171005
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 17
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 706
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalawat compares

By the 2011 count Kalawat is the 433rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kalawat

Kalawat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalawat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalawat from other places

Kalawat lies about 30 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 Kalawat
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 30 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Kalawat

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 Kalawat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalawat village had a population of 29. That makes it the 433rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kalawat village has 17 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalawat has about 706 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 Kalawat is 171005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalawat covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kalawat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalawat.

Kalawat is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalawat is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 30 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaliawan (under 2 km), Bhutwa (2.2 km) and Nihari (4.3 km).

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

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