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About Kalai Village

Kalai is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 319 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 232.91 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 319
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalai compares

By the 2011 count Kalai is the 38th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 232.91 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Kalai

Kalai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalai from other places

Kalai 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 Kalai
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Kalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalai village had a population of 682. That makes it the 38th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Kalai village has 319 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalai has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Kalai is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalai covers 232.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalai falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalai is Buffer Stop, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalai.

Kalai 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.

Kalai is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 15 km away. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aall (under 2 km), Balh (under 2 km) and Bhalyandra (under 2 km).

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

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