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About Kalwa Village

Kalwa is one of the larger villages in Safidon tehsil, in the district of Jind, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,679, made up of 4,738 males and 3,941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1886 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 126113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalwa village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Jind
Tehsil Safidon
Pincode 126113
Area (hectares) 1886 hectares
Population 8,679
Male Population 4,738
Female Population 3,941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalwa compares

By the 2011 count Kalwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,047 residents. Its 1886 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Kalwa

Kalwa 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 Kalwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalwa from other places

Kalwa lies about 20 km from Jind, and the nearest railway station is Pilu Khera, about 2.1 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 Kalwa
Nearest railway station Pilu Khera 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Safidon 16 km
District headquarters Jind 20 km

Villages closest to Kalwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalwa village had a population of 8,679. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,047 residents.

Kalwa village has 4,738 males and 3,941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalwa has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Kalwa is 126113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalwa covers 1886 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalwa falls under Safidon tehsil of Jind district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Kalwa is Pilu Khera, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kalwa is about 20 km from Jind in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalwa is in Safidon tehsil of Jind district. Pilu Khera is about 2.1 km away. Safidon is about 16 km away. Jind is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuran (under 2 km), Pillu Khera (2.9 km) and Kharak Gagar (3.1 km).

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

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