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About Karhechi Village

Karhechi is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 105 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhechi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhechi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171005
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 105
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karhechi compares

By the 2011 count Karhechi is the 110th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Karhechi

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

Karhechi lies about 10 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.6 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 Karhechi
Nearest railway station Jutogh 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 10 km

Villages closest to Karhechi

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 Karhechi

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhechi village had a population of 208. That makes it the 110th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Karhechi village has 105 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhechi has about 981 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 Karhechi is 171005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhechi covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Karhechi is Jutogh, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Karhechi is about 10 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhechi is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 6.6 km away. Shimla Rural is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhech (under 2 km), Balahu (under 2 km) and Up Muhal D P F Balahu (under 2 km).

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

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