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About Kamlota Village

Kamlota is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 37 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,649 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamlota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamlota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 35.73 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 37
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,649
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamlota compares

By the 2011 count Kamlota is the 108th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 35.73 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Kamlota

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

Kamlota lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Kamlota
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km
Nearest town Talwāra 44 km

Villages closest to Kamlota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamlota village had a population of 98. That makes it the 108th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Kamlota village has 37 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamlota has about 1649 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Kamlota is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamlota covers 35.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamlota falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kamlota is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Kamlota.

Kamlota is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamlota is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 6.9 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 25 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla (under 2 km), Ghurkal (under 2 km) and Dhanot (under 2 km).

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

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