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About Kalap Village

Kalap is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 238 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalap village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 507.7 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 238
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalap compares

By the 2011 count Kalap is the 27th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 507.7 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kalap

Kalap is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kalap as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Halywari, Jagta, Jakhol and Jewanu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kalap

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalap village had a population of 469. That makes it the 27th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Kalap village has 238 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalap has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Kalap is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalap covers 507.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalap falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kalap notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalap.

Kalap is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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