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About Kaloha Uparla Village

Kaloha Uparla is a mid sized village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 360 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaloha Uparla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaloha Uparla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177043
Area (hectares) 214.22 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 360
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaloha Uparla compares

By the 2011 count Kaloha Uparla is the 6th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 214.22 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Kaloha Uparla

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

Kaloha Uparla 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 Uparla
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 Uparla

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 Uparla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaloha Uparla village had a population of 697. That makes it the 6th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kaloha Uparla village has 360 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaloha Uparla has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

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

Kaloha Uparla covers 214.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kaloha Uparla 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 Uparla.

Kaloha Uparla 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 Uparla 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 Uparla today is likely to be higher.

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