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About Aloti Village

Aloti is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 129 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aloti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aloti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 129
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 798
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aloti compares

By the 2011 count Aloti is the 124th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 990.

Getting to Aloti

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

Aloti lies about 13 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 Aloti
Tehsil headquarters Theog 5.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km

Villages closest to Aloti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Aloti

As per the Census of India 2011, Aloti village had a population of 232. That makes it the 124th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Aloti village has 129 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aloti has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Aloti is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aloti covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aloti falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Aloti 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 village for Aloti.

Aloti is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aloti is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 5.7 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalawali (under 2 km), Sarog (under 2 km) and Jangal Doba (under 2 km).

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

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