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About Kalahod Village

Kalahod is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,738, made up of 855 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalahod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalahod village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175002
Area (hectares) 277.41 hectares
Population 1,738
Male Population 855
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalahod compares

By the 2011 count Kalahod is the 9th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 277.41 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kalahod

Kalahod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalahod 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalahod from other places

Kalahod 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 Kalahod
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 33 km

Villages closest to Kalahod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalahod village had a population of 1,738. That makes it the 9th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Kalahod village has 855 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalahod has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kalahod is 175002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalahod covers 277.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalahod falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalahod 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalahod.

Kalahod 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.

Kalahod is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Sundarnagar is about 20 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 Bhanwar (4.2 km), Bah (5.0 km) and D P F Tarjugi (5.4 km).

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

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