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About Kalmu Village

Kalmu is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 93 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalmu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalmu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 93
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalmu compares

By the 2011 count Kalmu is the 81st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kalmu

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

Kalmu lies about 32 km from Shimla. 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 Kalmu
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 4.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Kalmu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalmu village had a population of 188. That makes it the 81st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Kalmu village has 93 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalmu has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kalmu is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalmu covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalmu falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kalmu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalmu.

Kalmu is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalmu is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 4.4 km away. Shimla 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 Aur (under 2 km), Damaur (under 2 km) and Shalota (under 2 km).

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

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