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About Kalah Village

Kalah is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2. The village covers 30.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176101
Area (hectares) 30.7 hectares
Population 2
Male Population 2
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalah compares

By the 2011 count Kalah is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 30.7 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Kalah

Kalah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalah 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 Kalah from other places

Kalah lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Kalah
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Kalah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalah village had a population of 2. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

The pincode recorded for Kalah is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalah covers 30.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalah falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalah is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Kalah.

Kalah is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalah is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Dhira is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhangali (under 2 km), Bhatka (4.9 km) and Uparla Nauana (8.0 km).

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

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