About Kallar Village

Kallar is a mid sized village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 330 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176026, 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	Harchakian
Pincode	176026
Area (hectares)	98.93 hectares
Population	614
Male Population	330
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kallar compares

By the 2011 count Kallar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 98.93 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1124.

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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Harchakian	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	10 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km

Villages closest to Kallar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallar village had a population of 614. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Kallar village has 330 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallar has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Kallar is 176026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallar covers 98.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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