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About Kaloha Nichla Village

Kaloha Nichla is a mid sized village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 255 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaloha Nichla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaloha Nichla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177043
Area (hectares) 263.15 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 255
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaloha Nichla compares

By the 2011 count Kaloha Nichla is the 12th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 263.15 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Kaloha Nichla

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

Kaloha Nichla lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Kaloha Nichla
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 19 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km

Villages closest to Kaloha Nichla

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.

Common questions about Kaloha Nichla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaloha Nichla village had a population of 554. That makes it the 12th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kaloha Nichla village has 255 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaloha Nichla has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

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

Kaloha Nichla covers 263.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaloha Nichla falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaloha Nichla is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Kaloha Nichla.

Kaloha Nichla is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaloha Nichla is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Rakkar is about 19 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aloh (under 2 km), Aloh Buhla (under 2 km) and Aloh Chambyala (under 2 km).

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

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