About Kalru Village

Kalru is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 128 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baroh
Pincode	176054
Area (hectares)	49.39 hectares
Population	277
Male Population	128
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,164
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalru compares

By the 2011 count Kalru is the 20th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 49.39 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Kalru

Kalru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalru 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalru from other places

Kalru lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 3.7 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 Kalru
Nearest railway station	Meghrajpura	3.7 km
District headquarters	Kangra	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baroh	22 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km

Villages closest to Kalru

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.

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Common questions about Kalru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalru village had a population of 277. That makes it the 20th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Kalru village has 128 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalru has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

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

Kalru covers 49.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalru is Meghrajpura, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalru.

Kalru is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalru is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 3.7 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Baroh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.