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About Kalich Village

Kalich is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 249 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalich Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalich village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 107.61 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 249
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalich compares

By the 2011 count Kalich is the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 107.61 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kalich

Kalich is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalich as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kalich from other places

Kalich lies about 53 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 66 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 Kalich
Tehsil headquarters Mori 17 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 52 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 53 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 66 km

Villages closest to Kalich

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalich village had a population of 479. That makes it the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Kalich village has 249 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalich has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

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

Kalich covers 107.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalich falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalich is Dehradun, about 66 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalich.

Kalich is about 53 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalich is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 17 km away. Mussoorie is about 52 km away. Uttarkashi is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhutanu (3.8 km), Dewal (5.1 km) and Bhakwar (7.2 km).

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

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