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About Kala Amb Village

Kala Amb is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 64 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kala Amb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala Amb village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 23.08 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 64
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kala Amb compares

By the 2011 count Kala Amb is the 67th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 23.08 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Kala Amb

Kala Amb is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kala Amb as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kala Amb from other places

Kala Amb lies about 42 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 3.6 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 Kala Amb
Nearest railway station Ahju 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 9.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km
District headquarters Mandi 42 km

Villages closest to Kala Amb

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Kala Amb

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala Amb village had a population of 136. That makes it the 67th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kala Amb village has 64 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala Amb has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Kala Amb is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kala Amb covers 23.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kala Amb falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kala Amb is Ahju, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kala Amb.

Kala Amb is about 42 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kala Amb is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Ahju is about 3.6 km away. Lad Bharol is about 9.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paniru (under 2 km), Karal (under 2 km) and Karsal (under 2 km).

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

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