About Kalhot Village

Kalhot is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 109 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalhot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalhot village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Junga
Pincode	173217
Area (hectares)	87.01 hectares
Population	214
Male Population	109
Female Population	105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalhot compares

By the 2011 count Kalhot is the 23rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 87.01 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kalhot

Kalhot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kalhot as Available within 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 Kalhot from other places

Kalhot lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 12 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 Kalhot
Tehsil headquarters	Junga	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kanoh	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	14 km

Villages closest to Kalhot

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

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Common questions about Kalhot

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalhot village had a population of 214. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Kalhot village has 109 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalhot has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kalhot is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalhot covers 87.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalhot falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalhot is Kanoh, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalhot.

Kalhot is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalhot is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 5.8 km away. Kanoh is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.