About Kalna Village

Kalna is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 320 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172201
Area (hectares)	260.31 hectares
Population	628
Male Population	320
Female Population	308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalna compares

By the 2011 count Kalna is the 32nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 260.31 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 962.

Getting to Kalna

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

Kalna lies about 56 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 Kalna
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	4.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	56 km

Villages closest to Kalna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalna village had a population of 628. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Kalna village has 320 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalna has about 962 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Kalna is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalna covers 260.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalna falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kalna 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 village for Kalna.

Kalna is about 56 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalna is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 4.2 km away. Shimla is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.