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About Kalhech Village

Kalhech is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 41 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalhech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalhech village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 82.51 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 41
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalhech compares

By the 2011 count Kalhech is the 149th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 82.51 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kalhech

Kalhech is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalhech as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kalhech from other places

Kalhech lies about 25 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.6 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 Kalhech
Nearest railway station Jutogh 6.6 km
Nearest town Shimla 10 km
District headquarters Solan 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 28 km

Villages closest to Kalhech

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalhech village had a population of 81. That makes it the 149th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Kalhech village has 41 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalhech has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kalhech is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalhech covers 82.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalhech falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalhech is Jutogh, about 6.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalhech.

Kalhech is about 25 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalhech is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 6.6 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Solan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bayela Balahu (under 2 km), Sanohol (3.2 km) and Dharthi (4.6 km).

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

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