About Kalpa Village

Kalpa is a mid sized village in Kalpa tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,236, made up of 633 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalpa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Kalpa
Pincode	172107
Area (hectares)	97.98 hectares
Population	1,236
Male Population	633
Female Population	603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalpa compares

By the 2011 count Kalpa is the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 97.98 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kalpa

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

Kalpa lies about 6.0 km from Kinnaur. 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 Kalpa
District headquarters	Kinnaur	6.0 km
Nearest town	Shimla	115 km

Villages closest to Kalpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalpa village had a population of 1,236. That makes it the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Kalpa village has 633 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalpa has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kalpa is 172107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalpa covers 97.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalpa falls under Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kalpa notes the nearest railway station 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 Kalpa.

Kalpa is about 6.0 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalpa is in Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district. Kinnaur is about 6.0 km away. Shimla is about 115 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.