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About Kamal Village

Kamal is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 143 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 173218
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 143
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamal compares

By the 2011 count Kamal is the 27th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kamal

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

Kamal lies about 55 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 10 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 Kamal
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 20 km
Nearest town Ropar 31 km
District headquarters Solan 55 km

Villages closest to Kamal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamal village had a population of 288. That makes it the 27th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Kamal village has 143 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamal has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kamal is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamal covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamal falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kamal is Kiratpur Sahib, about 10 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 village for Kamal.

Kamal is about 55 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamal is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 10 km away. Ramshahr is about 20 km away. Ropar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dholsra (1.6 km), Jangal Ramgarh (3.6 km) and Baheri (3.9 km).

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

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