About Kehlu Village

Kehlu is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 250 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kehlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kehlu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176301
Area (hectares)	143 hectares
Population	484
Male Population	250
Female Population	234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kehlu compares

By the 2011 count Kehlu is the 23rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Kehlu

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

Kehlu lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 26 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 Kehlu
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	19 km
District headquarters	Chamba	19 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	26 km

Villages closest to Kehlu

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 Kehlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kehlu village had a population of 484. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kehlu village has 250 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kehlu has about 936 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 Kehlu is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kehlu covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kehlu is Nurpur Road, about 26 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 Kehlu.

Kehlu 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.

Kehlu is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.