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About Kalowa Village

Kalowa is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 35 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalowa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173221
Area (hectares) 10 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 35
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalowa compares

By the 2011 count Kalowa is the 201st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 10 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kalowa

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

Kalowa lies about 18 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 9.8 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 Kalowa
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 12 km
Nearest town Shimla 17 km
District headquarters Solan 18 km

Villages closest to Kalowa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalowa village had a population of 64. That makes it the 201st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Kalowa village has 35 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalowa has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kalowa is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalowa covers 10 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalowa falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalowa is Kathleeghat, about 9.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalowa.

Kalowa is about 18 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalowa is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 9.8 km away. Arki is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandoh (2.9 km), Sangli (5.2 km) and Mohal Hat Kot (5.5 km).

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

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