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About Kalna Village

Kalna is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 67 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 776 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, 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 Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 41.16 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 67
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 776
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalna compares

By the 2011 count Kalna is the 242nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 41.16 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kalna

Kalna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kalna from other places

Kalna lies about 34 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 Theog 17 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Kalna

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 Kalna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalna village had a population of 119. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kalna village has 67 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalna has about 776 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Kalna covers 41.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalna falls under Theog 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalna.

Kalna is about 34 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 Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 34 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 Kalna (under 2 km), Jangal Sujna (under 2 km) and Janahan (2.7 km).

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

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