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About Khalag Village

Khalag is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 53 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 161.66 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 53
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
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 Khalag compares

By the 2011 count Khalag is the 130th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 161.66 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Khalag

Khalag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khalag 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 Khalag from other places

Khalag lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 Khalag
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Khalag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalag village had a population of 107. That makes it the 130th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Khalag village has 53 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalag has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Khalag is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalag covers 161.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khalag falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khalag is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 Khalag.

Khalag 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.

Khalag is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 4.2 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 15 km away. Kangra 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 Reserve Jangal Khalag (under 2 km), Kukriana (under 2 km) and Bag (under 2 km).

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

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