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About Kulal Village

Kulal is a small village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 101 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Pangi
Pincode 176323
Area (hectares) 30.1 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 101
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulal compares

By the 2011 count Kulal is the 42nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 30.1 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kulal

Kulal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kulal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kulal from other places

Kulal 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 Kulal
Tehsil headquarters Pangi 10 km
District headquarters Chamba 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Kulal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulal village had a population of 193. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Kulal village has 101 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulal has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kulal is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulal covers 30.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kulal falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kulal 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 10+ km distance for Kulal.

Kulal 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.

Kulal is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Pangi is about 10 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 Ghisal (under 2 km), Hughal (under 2 km) and Praghwal (under 2 km).

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

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