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About Kalai Village

Kalai is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 55 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,473 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 29.64 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 55
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,473
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 Kalai compares

By the 2011 count Kalai is the 156th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 29.64 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Kalai

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

Kalai lies about 46 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 83 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 Kalai
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 29 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 46 km
Nearest town Tehri 48 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 83 km

Villages closest to Kalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalai village had a population of 136. That makes it the 156th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Kalai village has 55 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalai has about 1473 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Kalai is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalai covers 29.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalai falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalai is Rishikesh, about 83 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 Kalai.

Kalai is about 46 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalai is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 29 km away. Rudraprayag is about 46 km away. Tehri is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kantha (12 km), Trijuginarayan (13 km) and Baraw Talla (16 km).

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

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