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About Kalej Village

Kalej is a large village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,566, made up of 1,848 males and 1,718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1017.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalej Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalej village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Mangrol
Pincode 362240
Area (hectares) 1017.45 hectares
Population 3,566
Male Population 1,848
Female Population 1,718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalej compares

By the 2011 count Kalej is the 9th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents. Its 1017.45 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kalej

Kalej is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalej as Available within village. 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 Gorej, Hantarpur, Husenabad and Jamvali. 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 Kalej

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalej village had a population of 3,566. That makes it the 9th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents.

Kalej village has 1,848 males and 1,718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalej has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kalej is 362240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalej covers 1017.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalej falls under Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

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

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

Kalej is in Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh 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 Kalej today is likely to be higher.

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