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About Kalhun Village

Kalhun is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 89 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,315 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176063, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalhun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176063
Area (hectares) 74.46 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 89
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,315
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalhun compares

By the 2011 count Kalhun is the 109th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 74.46 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Kalhun

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

Kalhun lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 10 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 Kalhun
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km

Villages closest to Kalhun

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 Kalhun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalhun village had a population of 206. That makes it the 109th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Kalhun village has 89 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalhun has about 1315 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Kalhun is 176063. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalhun covers 74.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalhun is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 10 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 Kalhun.

Kalhun is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalhun is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dagoh Khas (3.4 km), Alsanu (3.8 km) and Khajurnun (5.1 km).

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

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