About Kalehtar Village

Kalehtar is a mid sized village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 260 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalehtar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalehtar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	245.69 hectares
Population	537
Male Population	260
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalehtar compares

By the 2011 count Kalehtar is the 15th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 245.69 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Kalehtar

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

Kalehtar lies about 16 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 24 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 Kalehtar
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	16 km
District headquarters	Chamba	16 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	24 km

Villages closest to Kalehtar

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.

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Common questions about Kalehtar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalehtar village had a population of 537. That makes it the 15th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kalehtar village has 260 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalehtar has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Kalehtar is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalehtar covers 245.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalehtar is Nurpur Road, about 24 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 village for Kalehtar.

Kalehtar is about 16 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalehtar is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.