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About Kaljer Village

Kaljer is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 148 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaljer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaljer village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 82.03 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 148
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaljer compares

By the 2011 count Kaljer is the 75th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 82.03 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kaljer

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

Kaljer lies about 25 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 Kaljer
Tehsil headquarters Theog 9.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Kaljer

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 Kaljer

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaljer village had a population of 300. That makes it the 75th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kaljer village has 148 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaljer has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kaljer is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaljer covers 82.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kaljer 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 Kaljer.

Kaljer is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaljer is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 9.8 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kaljer (under 2 km), Up Muhal Rachan (under 2 km) and Mul Matiana (under 2 km).

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

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