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About Kella Village

Kella is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 224 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kella Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kella village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 224
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Kella compares

By the 2011 count Kella is the 84th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 968.

Getting to Kella

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

Kella lies about 9.8 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 Kella
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 9.8 km
District headquarters Chamba 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 50 km

Villages closest to Kella

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kella village had a population of 430. That makes it the 84th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Kella village has 224 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kella has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kella is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kella covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kella falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kella is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 Kella.

Kella is about 9.8 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kella is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 9.8 km away. Chamba is about 9.8 km away. Nurpur Road is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are R F Kella (under 2 km), Chiyuli (under 2 km) and Kalei (under 2 km).

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

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