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About Kalwahn Village

Kalwahn is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 79 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalwahn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalwahn village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 110.86 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 79
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,177
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalwahn compares

By the 2011 count Kalwahn is the 83rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 110.86 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Kalwahn

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

Kalwahn lies about 70 km from Mandi. 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 Kalwahn
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 4.7 km
Nearest town Shimla 22 km
District headquarters Mandi 70 km

Villages closest to Kalwahn

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalwahn village had a population of 172. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Kalwahn village has 79 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalwahn has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Kalwahn is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalwahn covers 110.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalwahn falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kalwahn 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 Kalwahn.

Kalwahn is about 70 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalwahn is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 4.7 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Mandi is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhapanu (2.1 km), Dharmpur (4.7 km) and Banal (6.8 km).

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

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