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About Kalog Village

Kalog is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 39 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 21.64 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 39
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalog compares

By the 2011 count Kalog is the 160th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 21.64 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kalog

The census records public bus service for Kalog 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalog from other places

Kalog lies about 4.6 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kandaghat, about 1.8 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 Kalog
Nearest railway station Kandaghat 1.8 km
District headquarters Solan 4.6 km

Villages closest to Kalog

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 Kalog

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalog village had a population of 73. That makes it the 160th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kalog village has 39 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalog has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

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

Kalog covers 21.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalog is Kandaghat, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kalog.

Kalog is about 4.6 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalog is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about 1.8 km away. Solan is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kalog (under 2 km), Tikkar (under 2 km) and Tikkari (under 2 km).

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

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