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About Kalar Khurd Village

Kalar Khurd is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 38 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,316 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalar Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalar Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176029
Area (hectares) 26.51 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 38
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,316
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalar Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Kalar Khurd is the 245th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 26.51 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 Khurd

The census records public bus service for Kalar Khurd 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalar Khurd from other places

Kalar Khurd 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 Khurd
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 Khurd

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.

Common questions about Kalar Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalar Khurd village had a population of 88. That makes it the 245th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Kalar Khurd village has 38 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalar Khurd has about 1316 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Kalar Khurd is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalar Khurd covers 26.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalar Khurd is Tripal, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kalar Khurd.

Kalar Khurd 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 Khurd 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.

The closest recorded villages are Kalar (under 2 km), Kalar Kalan (under 2 km) and Sameli (under 2 km).

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

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