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About Kallar Village

Kallar is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 44 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 41.35 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 44
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,205
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kallar compares

By the 2011 count Kallar is the 105th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 41.35 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Kallar

Kallar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kallar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 7.5 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
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 7.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 10 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 25 km

Villages closest to Kallar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baroh 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 97. That makes it the 105th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Kallar village has 44 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallar has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Kallar is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallar covers 41.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kallar falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kallar is Meghrajpura, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kallar.

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

Kallar is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 7.5 km away. Kangra is about 10 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalru (4.2 km), Thamba (5.3 km) and Jatehr (7.0 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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