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About Kalham Village

Kalham is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalham village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 781 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalham compares

By the 2011 count Kalham is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 781 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 Kalham

Kalham is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalham as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kalham from other places

Kalham lies about 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Kalham
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 10 km
District headquarters Chamba 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Kalham

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 Kalham

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalham village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kalham village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalham has about 667 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 Kalham is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalham covers 781 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalham is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalham.

Kalham is about 10 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalham is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 10 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aled (under 2 km), Beral (under 2 km) and Bhiyal (under 2 km).

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

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