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About Kalet Village

Kalet is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 16 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262534
Area (hectares) 10.65 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 16
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
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 Kalet compares

By the 2011 count Kalet is the 231st largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 10.65 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Kalet

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

Kalet lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 80 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 Kalet
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 2.7 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 80 km

Villages closest to Kalet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalet village had a population of 33. That makes it the 231st largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Kalet village has 16 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalet has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Kalet is 262534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalet covers 10.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalet falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalet is Kathgodam, about 80 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 Kalet.

Kalet is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalet is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 2.7 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaleti (under 2 km), Manet Lagga Kaleti (under 2 km) and Dudariya Legga Jakh (under 2 km).

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

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