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About Kalhog Village

Kalhog is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 133 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalhog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalhog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 86.83 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 133
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalhog compares

By the 2011 count Kalhog is the 35th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 86.83 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kalhog

Kalhog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalhog 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalhog from other places

Kalhog lies about 10 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 3.7 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 Kalhog
Nearest railway station Kanoh 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 5.4 km
District headquarters Solan 10 km

Villages closest to Kalhog

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 Kalhog

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalhog village had a population of 259. That makes it the 35th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kalhog village has 133 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalhog has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kalhog is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalhog covers 86.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalhog is Kanoh, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalhog.

Kalhog is about 10 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalhog is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kanoh is about 3.7 km away. Kandaghat is about 5.4 km away. Solan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Mohal Dochi (under 2 km), Dhar Ki Ser (under 2 km) and Nahar (under 2 km).

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

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