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About Kalhani Village

Kalhani is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 160 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalhani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175154
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 160
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalhani compares

By the 2011 count Kalhani is the 62nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kalhani

Kalhani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalhani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kalhani from other places

Kalhani lies about 22 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Kalhani
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 9.9 km
District headquarters Mandi 22 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 50 km

Villages closest to Kalhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalhani village had a population of 331. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Kalhani village has 160 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalhani has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kalhani is 175154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalhani covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalhani falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalhani is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalhani.

Kalhani is about 22 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalhani is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 9.9 km away. Mandi is about 22 km away. Buffer Stop is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanwach (under 2 km), Khablech (2.6 km) and Sharachi (2.7 km).

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

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