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About Kalam Village

Kalam is a mid sized village in Lakhtar tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 477 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1255.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382775, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalam village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Lakhtar
Pincode 382775
Area (hectares) 1255.74 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 477
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalam compares

By the 2011 count Kalam is the 36th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,758 residents. Its 1255.74 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 941.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gangad, Ghanad, Ingrodi and Jyotipura. 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 Kalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalam village had a population of 989. That makes it the 36th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,758 residents.

Kalam village has 477 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalam has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kalam is 382775. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalam covers 1255.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalam falls under Lakhtar tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Kalam 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 Kalam.

Kalam is in Lakhtar tehsil of Surendranagar 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 Kalam today is likely to be higher.

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