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About Kalai Village

Kalai is a large village in Umbergaon tehsil, in the district of Valsad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,191, made up of 1,637 males and 1,554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalai village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Valsad
Tehsil Umbergaon
Pincode 396105
Area (hectares) 481.66 hectares
Population 3,191
Male Population 1,637
Female Population 1,554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalai compares

By the 2011 count Kalai is the 19th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,176 residents. Its 481.66 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kalai

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

Kalai lies about 30 km from Valsad, and the nearest railway station is Vapi, about 9.0 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 Kalai
Nearest town Daman 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Vapi 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Umbergaon 30 km
District headquarters Valsad 30 km

Villages closest to Kalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalai village had a population of 3,191. That makes it the 19th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,176 residents.

Kalai village has 1,637 males and 1,554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalai has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kalai is 396105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalai covers 481.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalai falls under Umbergaon tehsil of Valsad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kalai is Vapi, about 9.0 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 village for Kalai.

Kalai is about 30 km from Valsad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalai is in Umbergaon tehsil of Valsad district. Daman is about 5.8 km away. Vapi is about 9.0 km away. Umbergaon is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fansa (4.2 km), Kachigam (5.1 km) and Daheli (8.2 km).

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

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