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About Kalsi Village

Kalsi is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 53 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalsi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246122
Area (hectares) 73.77 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 53
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
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 Kalsi compares

By the 2011 count Kalsi is the 233rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 73.77 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Kalsi

Kalsi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalsi 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 Kalsi from other places

Kalsi lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 24 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 Kalsi
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 16 km
District headquarters Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 24 km

Villages closest to Kalsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalsi village had a population of 113. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Kalsi village has 53 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalsi has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Kalsi is 246122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalsi covers 73.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalsi falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalsi is Kotdwara, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalsi.

Kalsi is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalsi is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 16 km away. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Kotdwāra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dashmeri (under 2 km), Bamoli (under 2 km) and Rainsh (under 2 km).

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

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