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About Kalan Village

Kalan is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 141 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176313
Area (hectares) 166.39 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 141
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kalan is the 61st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 166.39 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1027.

Getting to Kalan

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

Kalan lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 58 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 19 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 58 km

Villages closest to Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalan village had a population of 263. That makes it the 61st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kalan village has 141 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalan has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Kalan is 176313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalan covers 166.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalan falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalan is Nurpur Road, about 58 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalan.

Kalan is about 19 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalan is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Auhar (4.1 km), Salorka (7.4 km) and Gulahar (7.8 km).

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

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