About Kalar Village

Kalar is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 187 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177114
Area (hectares)	68.92 hectares
Population	397
Male Population	187
Female Population	210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,123
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kalar compares

By the 2011 count Kalar is the 111th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 68.92 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Kalar

Kalar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kalar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalar from other places

Kalar lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 4.9 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 Kalar
Nearest railway station	Tripal	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	9.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	16 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	29 km

Villages closest to Kalar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Kalar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalar village had a population of 397. That makes it the 111th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Kalar village has 187 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalar has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Kalar is 177114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalar covers 68.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalar falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalar is Tripal, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalar.

Kalar is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 4.9 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 9.9 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.