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About Kalot Village

Kalot is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 167 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,293 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 44.62 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 167
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,293
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalot compares

By the 2011 count Kalot is the 58th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 44.62 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Kalot

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

Kalot lies about 4.9 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 32 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 Kalot
District headquarters Mandi 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 14 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 32 km

Villages closest to Kalot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalot village had a population of 383. That makes it the 58th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Kalot village has 167 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalot has about 1293 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Kalot is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalot covers 44.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalot falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalot is Buffer Stop, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalot.

Kalot is about 4.9 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalot is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 4.9 km away. Sarkaghat is about 14 km away. Buffer Stop is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harlot (under 2 km), Sadhot (4.7 km) and Raghor (7.0 km).

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

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