About Kaleshwar Village

Kaleshwar is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 144 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaleshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaleshwar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177043
Area (hectares)	117.13 hectares
Population	307
Male Population	144
Female Population	163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,132
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaleshwar compares

By the 2011 count Kaleshwar is the 34th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 117.13 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Kaleshwar

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

Kaleshwar lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 22 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 Kaleshwar
Nearest railway station	Tripal	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	28 km
District headquarters	Kangra	30 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	38 km

Villages closest to Kaleshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaleshwar village had a population of 307. That makes it the 34th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kaleshwar village has 144 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaleshwar has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Kaleshwar is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaleshwar covers 117.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaleshwar falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaleshwar is Tripal, about 22 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 Kaleshwar.

Kaleshwar is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaleshwar is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 22 km away. Rakkar is about 28 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.