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About Helai Village

Helai is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 76 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Helai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Helai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 77.28 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 76
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Helai compares

By the 2011 count Helai is the 212th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 77.28 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Helai

Helai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Helai 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 Helai from other places

Helai lies about 45 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 Helai
Tehsil headquarters Theog 27 km
District headquarters Shimla 45 km

Villages closest to Helai

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.

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Common questions about Helai

As per the Census of India 2011, Helai village had a population of 145. That makes it the 212th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Helai village has 76 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Helai has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Helai is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Helai covers 77.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Helai notes the nearest railway station 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 Helai.

Helai is about 45 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Helai is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 27 km away. Shimla is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Runkuli Godhan (6.6 km), Shagalti (8.4 km) and Dhelogar (9.9 km).

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

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