About Kalkher Village

Kalkher is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 212 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkher village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Baldwara
Pincode	175023
Area (hectares)	106.84 hectares
Population	405
Male Population	212
Female Population	193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkher compares

By the 2011 count Kalkher is the 37th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 106.84 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1051.

Getting to Kalkher

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

Kalkher lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Kalkher
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
District headquarters	Mandi	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baldwara	32 km

Villages closest to Kalkher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkher village had a population of 405. That makes it the 37th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Kalkher village has 212 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkher has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Kalkher is 175023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkher covers 106.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalkher falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalkher is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Kalkher.

Kalkher is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkher is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Baldwara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.