About Kalru Village

Kalru is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 48 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, 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	Harchakian
Pincode	176210
Area (hectares)	71.98 hectares
Population	87
Male Population	48
Female Population	39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	812
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalru compares

By the 2011 count Kalru is the 46th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 71.98 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Kalru

Kalru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Harchakian	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	14 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 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 Kalru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalru village had a population of 87. That makes it the 46th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Kalru village has 48 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalru has about 812 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 Kalru is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalru covers 71.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalru falls under Harchakian 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 3.7 km away. Harchakian is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.