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About Kalyal Village

Kalyal is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 45 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,578 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalyal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 177024
Area (hectares) 14.8 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 45
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,578
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 Kalyal compares

By the 2011 count Kalyal is the 206th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 14.8 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Kalyal

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

Kalyal lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Kalyal
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 27 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Kalyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalyal village had a population of 116. That makes it the 206th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Kalyal village has 45 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalyal has about 1578 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Kalyal is 177024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalyal covers 14.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalyal falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalyal is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Kalyal.

Kalyal is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalyal is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Bhoranj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajwal (under 2 km), Balokhar (under 2 km) and Balor (under 2 km).

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

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