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About Kalali Village

Kalali is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 38 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 37.54 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 38
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalali compares

By the 2011 count Kalali is the 287th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 37.54 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Kalali

Kalali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kalali from other places

Kalali lies about 6.1 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 Kalali
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 6.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 6.1 km

Villages closest to Kalali

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 Kalali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalali village had a population of 81. That makes it the 287th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kalali village has 38 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalali has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kalali is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalali covers 37.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kalali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalali.

Kalali is about 6.1 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalali is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 6.1 km away. Shimla is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maluth (under 2 km), Gadaog (under 2 km) and Garhog (under 2 km).

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

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