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About Halon Kalan Village

Halon Kalan is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 51 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,471 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176095, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halon Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halon Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176095
Area (hectares) 74.88 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 51
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,471
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halon Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Halon Kalan is the 152nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 74.88 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Halon Kalan

Halon Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Halon Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Halon Kalan from other places

Halon Kalan lies about 57 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Halon Kalan
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 20 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 57 km

Villages closest to Halon Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaisinghpur 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 Halon Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Halon Kalan village had a population of 126. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Halon Kalan village has 51 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halon Kalan has about 1471 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Halon Kalan is 176095. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halon Kalan covers 74.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Halon Kalan falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Halon Kalan is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Halon Kalan.

Halon Kalan is about 57 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halon Kalan is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 20 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaglal (under 2 km), Dalu (under 2 km) and Halon Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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