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About Kalar Bala Village

Kalar Bala is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 22 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalar Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalar Bala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 25.94 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 22
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalar Bala compares

By the 2011 count Kalar Bala is the 156th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 25.94 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kalar Bala

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

Kalar Bala lies about 26 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 24 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 Kalar Bala
Nearest railway station Salogra 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 26 km
District headquarters Solan 26 km

Villages closest to Kalar Bala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darlaghat 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 Kalar Bala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalar Bala village had a population of 40. That makes it the 156th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Kalar Bala village has 22 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalar Bala has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kalar Bala is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalar Bala covers 25.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalar Bala falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalar Bala is Salogra, about 24 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 village for Kalar Bala.

Kalar Bala is about 26 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalar Bala is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 24 km away. Darlaghat is about 26 km away. Solan 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 Kalar Jairi (under 2 km), Malawan (3.5 km) and Parla Kyar (3.9 km).

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

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