About Kalara Village

Kalara is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 106 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176200
Area (hectares)	35.08 hectares
Population	197
Male Population	106
Female Population	91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalara compares

By the 2011 count Kalara is the 231st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 35.08 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kalara

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

Kalara lies about 57 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 17 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 Kalara
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Dalhousie Road	17 km
Nearest town	Mamun	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	57 km

Villages closest to Kalara

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

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Common questions about Kalara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalara village had a population of 197. That makes it the 231st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Kalara village has 106 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalara has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kalara is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalara covers 35.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalara falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalara is Dalhousie Road, about 17 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 Kalara.

Kalara is about 57 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalara is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 16 km away. Dalhousie Road is about 17 km away. Mamun is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.