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About Kalogi Village

Kalogi is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 271 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalogi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalogi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 267.55 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 271
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalogi compares

By the 2011 count Kalogi is the 40th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 267.55 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kalogi

Kalogi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalogi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalogi from other places

Kalogi lies about 30 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 49 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 Kalogi
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 16 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 30 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 33 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 49 km

Villages closest to Kalogi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalogi village had a population of 494. That makes it the 40th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kalogi village has 271 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalogi has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kalogi is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalogi covers 267.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalogi falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalogi is Dehradun, about 49 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalogi.

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

Kalogi is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 16 km away. Uttarkashi is about 30 km away. Mussoorie is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhari Palli (under 2 km), Dhari Walli (under 2 km) and Paluka (under 2 km).

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

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