About Kela Village

Kela is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 43 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kela village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171212
Area (hectares)	102 hectares
Population	88
Male Population	43
Female Population	45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kela compares

By the 2011 count Kela is the 289th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kela

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

Kela lies about 40 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 Kela
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	34 km
District headquarters	Shimla	40 km

Villages closest to Kela

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 Kela

As per the Census of India 2011, Kela village had a population of 88. That makes it the 289th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kela village has 43 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kela has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kela is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kela covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kela 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 Kela.

Kela is about 40 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kela is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 34 km away. Shimla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.