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About Keli Dhar Village

Keli Dhar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 3 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keli Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keli Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 2 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 3
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keli Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Keli Dhar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 2 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Keli Dhar

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

Keli Dhar lies about 25 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 7.5 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 Keli Dhar
Nearest town Solan 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 25 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Keli Dhar

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 Keli Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Keli Dhar village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Keli Dhar village has 3 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keli Dhar has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Keli Dhar is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keli Dhar covers 2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keli Dhar falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Keli Dhar is Salogra, about 7.5 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 Keli Dhar.

Keli Dhar is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keli Dhar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Solan is about 7.4 km away. Salogra is about 7.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajdhar (under 2 km), Dhar (under 2 km) and Dhari Ghat (under 2 km).

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

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