About Kalhel Village

Kalhel is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 127 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalhel village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	39 hectares
Population	259
Male Population	127
Female Population	132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalhel compares

By the 2011 count Kalhel is the 122nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kalhel

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

Kalhel lies about 20 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 Kalhel
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	20 km
District headquarters	Chamba	20 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	57 km

Villages closest to Kalhel

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 Kalhel

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalhel village had a population of 259. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Kalhel village has 127 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalhel has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Kalhel covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalhel is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 Kalhel.

Kalhel is about 20 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalhel is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Nurpur Road is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.