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About Kalao Village

Kalao is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 99 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalao village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 78.04 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 99
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalao compares

By the 2011 count Kalao is the 79th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 78.04 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kalao

Kalao is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalao as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kalao from other places

Kalao lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Kalao
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 29 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 33 km

Villages closest to Kalao

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalao village had a population of 180. That makes it the 79th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Kalao village has 99 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalao has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kalao is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalao covers 78.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalao falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalao is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalao.

Kalao is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalao is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Nihri is about 29 km away. Buffer Stop is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalog (1.7 km), Parala (4.9 km) and Tarad (5.4 km).

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

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