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About Kala Pani Village

Kala Pani is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 14 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kala Pani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala Pani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176031
Area (hectares) 149.72 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 14
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Kala Pani compares

By the 2011 count Kala Pani is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 149.72 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1070.

Getting to Kala Pani

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

Kala Pani lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 9.9 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 Kala Pani
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 31 km

Villages closest to Kala Pani

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 Kala Pani

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala Pani village had a population of 30. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Kala Pani village has 14 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala Pani has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Kala Pani is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kala Pani covers 149.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kala Pani falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kala Pani is Jawalamukhi Road, about 9.9 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 Kala Pani.

Kala Pani is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kala Pani is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 9.9 km away. Khundian is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 17 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 Kalapani (under 2 km), Mandu (under 2 km) and Tali (2.5 km).

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

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