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About Khalai Village

Khalai is a mid sized village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 363 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Tikar
Pincode 171203
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 363
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Khalai compares

By the 2011 count Khalai is the 7th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Khalai

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

Khalai lies about 55 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Khalai
Tehsil headquarters Tikar 1.5 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 50 km
District headquarters Shimla 55 km

Villages closest to Khalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalai village had a population of 709. That makes it the 7th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 337 residents.

Khalai village has 363 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalai has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Khalai is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalai covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khalai falls under Tikar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khalai is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Khalai.

Khalai is about 55 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalai is in Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Tikar is about 1.5 km away. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Buffer Stop is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kuthari I (4.3 km), D P F Kuthari Ii (4.3 km) and Kuthari (4.3 km).

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

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