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About Kalag Village

Kalag is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 128 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 692400, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 692400
Area (hectares) 74.81 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 128
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalag compares

By the 2011 count Kalag is the 42nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 74.81 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Kalag

Kalag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalag as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kalag from other places

Kalag lies about 97 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 Kalag
Nearest town Solan 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 24 km
District headquarters Mandi 97 km

Villages closest to Kalag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalag village had a population of 265. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Kalag village has 128 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalag has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Kalag is 692400. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalag covers 74.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalag falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kalag 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 10+ km distance for Kalag.

Kalag is about 97 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalag is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Solan is about 7.4 km away. Kotli is about 24 km away. Mandi is about 97 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baggi (7.9 km), Hart (9.0 km) and Dawahan (9.1 km).

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

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