About Kalah Village

Kalah is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 40 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Holi
Pincode	176309
Area (hectares)	452.4 hectares
Population	75
Male Population	40
Female Population	35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalah compares

By the 2011 count Kalah is the 36th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 452.4 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kalah

Kalah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kalah from other places

Kalah lies about 47 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 30 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 Kalah
Tehsil headquarters	Holi	3.1 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	30 km
District headquarters	Chamba	47 km

Villages closest to Kalah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalah village had a population of 75. That makes it the 36th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Kalah village has 40 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalah has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kalah is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalah covers 452.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalah falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalah is Chamunda Marg, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalah.

Kalah is about 47 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalah is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 3.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.