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About Kalangehr Village

Kalangehr is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 92 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalangehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalangehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 57.98 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 92
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalangehr compares

By the 2011 count Kalangehr is the 114th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 57.98 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kalangehr

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

Kalangehr lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 14 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 Kalangehr
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 34 km

Villages closest to Kalangehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalangehr village had a population of 175. That makes it the 114th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Kalangehr village has 92 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalangehr has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kalangehr is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalangehr covers 57.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalangehr falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalangehr is Adit Junction, about 14 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 km distance for Kalangehr.

Kalangehr is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalangehr is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Adit Junction is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Padhar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sudhar (under 2 km), Dhanwan (under 2 km) and Ahlang (under 2 km).

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

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