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About Kolu Ki Kwali Village

Kolu Ki Kwali is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 15 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolu Ki Kwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolu Ki Kwali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 20.86 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 15
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolu Ki Kwali compares

By the 2011 count Kolu Ki Kwali is the 444th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 20.86 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Kolu Ki Kwali

Kolu Ki Kwali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolu Ki Kwali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolu Ki Kwali from other places

Kolu Ki Kwali lies about 31 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 28 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 Kolu Ki Kwali
Nearest railway station Jutogh 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 31 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Kolu Ki Kwali

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 Kolu Ki Kwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolu Ki Kwali village had a population of 27. That makes it the 444th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kolu Ki Kwali village has 15 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolu Ki Kwali has about 800 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 Kolu Ki Kwali is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolu Ki Kwali covers 20.86 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.

Kolu Ki Kwali falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kolu Ki Kwali is Jutogh, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolu Ki Kwali.

Kolu Ki Kwali is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolu Ki Kwali is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 28 km away. Shimla Rural is about 31 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tephra (under 2 km), Badog (9.1 km) and Kolu Jubur (11 km).

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

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