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Kalanu

Ranikhet mandal
Pincode 263651
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LGD code
52529
Pincode
263651
Post office
Chaubattia
Population
563
Households
104
Literacy rate
73%
Sex ratio
1109 ♀/1000♂
Workers
244
Distance to district centre
7 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
156 km
Distance to Delhi
249 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 46 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kalanu compares

By population, Kalanu ranks #34 of 307 villages in Ranikhet mandal.

Literacy rate
%
73.0%
+0.4% vs mandal average
Kalanu
73.0%
Ranikhet mandal
72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,109
−12 vs mandal average
Kalanu
1,109
Ranikhet mandal
1,121
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.8 vs mandal average
Kalanu
5.4
Ranikhet mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kalanu at a glance

Kalanu is a village of 563 people in 104 households (Census 2011) in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 34th-largest of 307 villages in Ranikhet tehsil. Literacy is 73%, about the same as the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,109 women per 1,000 men. It lies 7 km from the Almora district centre, 6 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 46 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263651, served by Chaubattia post office; the LGD village code is 52529. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Ranikhet assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pramod Nainwal. The population is estimated at 664 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kalnu

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Kalanu · this village56373%
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Kalautia · Almora6281%0 km N
Nouna · Ranikhet5088%0.5 km N
Naula · Almora69361%0.5 km N
Syuna · Almora16070%0.5 km N
Mauna · Ranikhet74363%0.5 km N

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Key facts — Kalanu

LGD code
52529
Pincode
263651
Post office
Chaubattia
Population (Census 2011)
563
Population (projected 2026)
664
Households
104
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1109
Literacy rate
73.0%
Coordinates
29.67476°N, 79.47124°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranikhet
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pramod Nainwal
Block / Mandal
Ranikhet
Getting there

How to reach Kalanu

Mandal centre
Ranikhet · ≈ 4.9 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 7.3 km
≈ 15 min by car · 18 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 6.2 km
≈ 13 min by car · 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun156 kmcapital
  • Delhi249 km
  • Kolkata1187 km
  • Mumbai1354 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam46 km
  • Bus stopRanikhet Bus Depot5 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovind Singh Nehra Government Hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch17 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum4 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)32 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station31 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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