About Kalwal Village

Kalwal is a mid sized village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 272 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalwal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Dhatwal
Pincode	176039
Area (hectares)	164.97 hectares
Population	546
Male Population	272
Female Population	274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalwal compares

By the 2011 count Kalwal is the 15th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 164.97 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Kalwal

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

Kalwal lies about 52 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Anandpur Sahib, 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 Kalwal
Nearest railway station	Anandpur Sahib	2.1 km
Nearest town	Nangal	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhatwal	29 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	52 km

Villages closest to Kalwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalwal village had a population of 546. That makes it the 15th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Kalwal village has 272 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalwal has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Kalwal is 176039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalwal covers 164.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalwal falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalwal is Anandpur Sahib, about 2.1 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 Kalwal.

Kalwal is about 52 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalwal is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Anandpur Sahib is about 2.1 km away. Nangal is about 23 km away. Dhatwal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.