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About Kalam Village

Kalam is a mid sized village in Hansot tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 337 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 393030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalam village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bharuch
Tehsil Hansot
Pincode 393030
Area (hectares) 447.04 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 337
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalam compares

By the 2011 count Kalam is the 33rd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,241 residents. Its 447.04 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kalam

Kalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalam as Available within village. 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 Kalam from other places

Kalam lies about 20 km from Bharuch, and the nearest railway station is Panoli, about 13 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 Kalam
Tehsil headquarters Hansot 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Panoli 13 km
Nearest town Tarsadi 14 km
District headquarters Bharuch 20 km

Villages closest to Kalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalam village had a population of 692. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,241 residents.

Kalam village has 337 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalam has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kalam is 393030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalam covers 447.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalam falls under Hansot tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kalam is Panoli, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalam.

Kalam is about 20 km from Bharuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalam is in Hansot tehsil of Bharuch district. Hansot is about 6.1 km away. Panoli is about 13 km away. Tarsadi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangrol (2.0 km), Valner (3.1 km) and Rayma (6.0 km).

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

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