About Kalei Village

Kalei is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 19 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalei village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	58 hectares
Population	42
Male Population	19
Female Population	23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,211
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalei compares

By the 2011 count Kalei is the 165th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kalei

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

Kalei lies about 9.3 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 49 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 Kalei
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	9.3 km
District headquarters	Chamba	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	49 km

Villages closest to Kalei

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.

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Common questions about Kalei

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalei village had a population of 42. That makes it the 165th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Kalei village has 19 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalei has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Kalei covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalei is Nurpur Road, about 49 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 Kalei.

Kalei is about 9.3 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalei is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 9.3 km away. Chamba is about 9.3 km away. Nurpur Road is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.