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About Kalera Village

Kalera is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 18 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 33.13 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 18
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Kalera compares

By the 2011 count Kalera is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 33.13 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kalera

Kalera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalera 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 Kalera from other places

Kalera lies about 12 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 21 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 Kalera
District headquarters Mandi 12 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 26 km

Villages closest to Kalera

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 Kalera

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalera village had a population of 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Kalera village has 18 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalera has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

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

Kalera covers 33.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalera is Buffer Stop, about 21 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 Kalera.

Kalera is about 12 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalera is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 12 km away. Buffer Stop is about 21 km away. Padhar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiyund (under 2 km), Darug (under 2 km) and Padwahan (1.6 km).

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

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