About Kalana Village

Kalana is a large village in Dhoraji tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,946, made up of 2,023 males and 1,923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1881.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalana village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Rajkot
Tehsil	Dhoraji
Pincode	360410
Area (hectares)	1881.26 hectares
Population	3,946
Male Population	2,023
Female Population	1,923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalana compares

By the 2011 count Kalana is the 4th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 1881.26 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kalana

Kalana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalana 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalana from other places

Kalana lies about 94 km from Rajkot, and the nearest railway station is Shapur Junction, about 15 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 Kalana
Nearest railway station	Shapur Junction	15 km
Nearest town	Upleta	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhoraji	23 km
District headquarters	Rajkot	94 km

Villages closest to Kalana

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

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Common questions about Kalana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalana village had a population of 3,946. That makes it the 4th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Kalana village has 2,023 males and 1,923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalana has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kalana is 360410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalana covers 1881.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalana falls under Dhoraji tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kalana is Shapur Junction, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Kalana.

Kalana is about 94 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalana is in Dhoraji tehsil of Rajkot district. Shapur Junction is about 15 km away. Upleta is about 16 km away. Dhoraji is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.