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About Kahla Village

Kahla is a mid sized village in Jaisalmer tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 309 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3383.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Jaisalmer
Pincode 345001
Area (hectares) 3383.87 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 309
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahla compares

By the 2011 count Kahla is the 110th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 3383.87 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Kahla

Kahla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kahla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kahla from other places

Kahla lies about 12 km from Jaisalmer. 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 Kahla
Tehsil headquarters Jaisalmer 12 km

Villages closest to Kahla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahla village had a population of 571. That makes it the 110th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Kahla village has 309 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahla has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Kahla is 345001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahla covers 3383.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kahla falls under Jaisalmer tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Kahla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Kahla.

Kahla is about 12 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahla is in Jaisalmer tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Jaisalmer is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chundhi (4.5 km), Karmon Ki Dhani (5.5 km) and Khaderon Ki Dhani (5.5 km).

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

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