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About Ban Kalan Village

Ban Kalan is a mid sized village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,189, made up of 631 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 1,189
Male Population 631
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ban Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ban Kalan is the 12th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ban Kalan

Ban Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ban Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ban Kalan from other places

Ban Kalan lies about 6.9 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 44 km away. 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 Ban Kalan
District headquarters Sirmaur 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 26 km
Nearest town Nāhan 26 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 44 km

Villages closest to Ban Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nahan 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 Ban Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Kalan village had a population of 1,189. That makes it the 12th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Ban Kalan village has 631 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Kalan has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ban Kalan is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Kalan covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ban Kalan falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ban Kalan is Salogra, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ban Kalan is about 6.9 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Kalan is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 6.9 km away. Nahan is about 26 km away. Nāhan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhol Sari (6.6 km), Dhakranwala (7.9 km) and Kalath (8.5 km).

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

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