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About Kala Phat Village

Kala Phat is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 38 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kala Phat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala Phat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176313
Area (hectares) 182.51 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 38
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Kala Phat compares

By the 2011 count Kala Phat is the 110th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 182.51 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1027.

Getting to Kala Phat

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

Kala Phat lies about 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 19 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 Kala Phat
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 22 km
District headquarters Chamba 22 km

Villages closest to Kala Phat

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 Kala Phat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala Phat village had a population of 73. That makes it the 110th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kala Phat village has 38 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala Phat has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Kala Phat covers 182.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kala Phat falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kala Phat is Nurpur Road, about 19 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 Kala Phat.

Kala Phat is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kala Phat is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 19 km away. Bhattiyat is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berian (1.5 km), Bindgi (1.9 km) and Talahra (2.1 km).

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

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