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About Kalhera Village

Kalhera is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 23 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,783 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176097, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalhera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176097
Area (hectares) 49.38 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 23
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,783
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalhera compares

By the 2011 count Kalhera is the 189th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 49.38 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Kalhera

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

Kalhera lies about 67 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Kalhera
Nearest town Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 30 km
District headquarters Kangra 67 km

Villages closest to Kalhera

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 Kalhera

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalhera village had a population of 64. That makes it the 189th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Kalhera village has 23 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalhera has about 1783 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Kalhera is 176097. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalhera covers 49.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalhera falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalhera is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Kalhera.

Kalhera is about 67 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalhera is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 20 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andrana (4.8 km), Gulana (4.8 km) and Rana Nagar (4.8 km).

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

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