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About Kalind Village

Kalind is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 131 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalind village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 82.15 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 131
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalind compares

By the 2011 count Kalind is the 105th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 82.15 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kalind

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

Kalind lies about 22 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 Kalind
Tehsil headquarters Theog 6.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 22 km

Villages closest to Kalind

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalind village had a population of 254. That makes it the 105th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kalind village has 131 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalind has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kalind is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalind covers 82.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalind falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kalind 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 10+ km distance for Kalind.

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

Kalind is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 6.3 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathal (under 2 km), Jangal Majhogra (under 2 km) and Majhogra (under 2 km).

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

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