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About Kalog Village

Kalog is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 239 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 239
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Kalog compares

By the 2011 count Kalog is the 76th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Kalog

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

Kalog lies about 23 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 19 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 Kalog
Nearest railway station Talara 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 23 km
District headquarters Chamba 23 km

Villages closest to Kalog

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 Kalog

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalog village had a population of 459. That makes it the 76th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Kalog village has 239 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalog has about 921 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 Kalog is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalog covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalog is Talara, about 19 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 Kalog.

Kalog is about 23 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalog is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Talara is about 19 km away. Chaurah is about 23 km away. Chamba is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Bhangor (under 2 km), R F Danga Makua (2.0 km) and D P F Jhola (2.0 km).

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

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