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About Kalial Kar Village

Kalial Kar is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 401 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalial Kar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalial Kar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 42.83 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 401
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalial Kar compares

By the 2011 count Kalial Kar is the 62nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 42.83 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kalial Kar

Kalial Kar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalial Kar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalial Kar from other places

Kalial Kar lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 2.8 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 Kalial Kar
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 5.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km

Villages closest to Kalial Kar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 Kalial Kar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalial Kar village had a population of 757. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kalial Kar village has 401 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalial Kar has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kalial Kar is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalial Kar covers 42.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalial Kar falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalial Kar is Palampur Himachal, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalial Kar.

Kalial Kar is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalial Kar is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur Himachal is about 2.8 km away. Palampur is about 5.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanial Kar (under 2 km), Chimbal Har (under 2 km) and Mohrla (under 2 km).

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

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