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About Kallar Village

Kallar is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 133 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 87.25 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 133
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kallar compares

By the 2011 count Kallar is the 55th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 87.25 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kallar

Kallar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kallar as Available within 10+ 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 Kallar from other places

Kallar lies about 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Kallar
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 9.6 km
District headquarters Chamba 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Kallar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallar village had a population of 250. That makes it the 55th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kallar village has 133 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallar has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kallar is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallar covers 87.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kallar falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kallar is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kallar.

Kallar is about 10 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallar is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 9.6 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balera Jangal (under 2 km), Catchment Ala (under 2 km) and Chaltuhni (under 2 km).

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

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