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About Kalyan Village

Kalyan is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 18 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalyan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 18
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalyan compares

By the 2011 count Kalyan is the 161st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Kalyan

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

Kalyan lies about 20 km from Solan. 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 Kalyan
Nearest town Shimla 5.9 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 28 km

Villages closest to Kalyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalyan village had a population of 35. That makes it the 161st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Kalyan village has 18 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalyan has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Kalyan is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalyan covers 34 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.

Kalyan falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kalyan notes the nearest railway station 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 Kalyan.

Kalyan is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalyan is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 5.9 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Krishangarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bauntra (6.1 km), Nehar (7.1 km) and Kharsi (9.9 km).

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

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