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About Kalwan Village

Kalwan is one of the larger villages in Narwana tehsil, in the district of Jind, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,473, made up of 4,954 males and 4,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3456 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 126116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalwan village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Jind
Tehsil Narwana
Pincode 126116
Area (hectares) 3456 hectares
Population 9,473
Male Population 4,954
Female Population 4,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kalwan compares

By the 2011 count Kalwan is the 6th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,789 residents. Its 3456 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Kalwan

Kalwan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kalwan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalwan from other places

Kalwan lies about 55 km from Jind, and the nearest railway station is Kalwan, about under 2 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 Kalwan
Nearest railway station Kalwan under 2 km
Nearest town Tohāna 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Narwana 18 km
District headquarters Jind 55 km

Villages closest to Kalwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalwan village had a population of 9,473. That makes it the 6th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,789 residents.

Kalwan village has 4,954 males and 4,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalwan has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Kalwan is 126116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalwan covers 3456 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalwan falls under Narwana tehsil of Jind district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Kalwan is Kalwan, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalwan.

Kalwan is about 55 km from Jind in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalwan is in Narwana tehsil of Jind district. Kalwan is about under 2 km away. Tohāna is about 6.5 km away. Narwana is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamtan Sahib (4.6 km), Rasidan (6.3 km) and Rajgarh Dhobi (7.1 km).

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

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