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About Kahla Village

Kahla is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 127 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 108.18 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 127
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahla compares

By the 2011 count Kahla is the 36th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 108.18 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kahla

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

Kahla lies about 9.8 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 6.4 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 Kahla
Nearest railway station Salogra 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 7.3 km
District headquarters Solan 9.8 km

Villages closest to Kahla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahla village had a population of 249. That makes it the 36th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kahla village has 127 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahla has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kahla is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahla covers 108.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kahla falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kahla is Salogra, about 6.4 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 Kahla.

Kahla is about 9.8 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahla is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 6.4 km away. Kandaghat is about 7.3 km away. Solan is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathla (under 2 km), Kohla (under 2 km) and Dunu (under 2 km).

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

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