About Kalru Kalan Village

Kalru Kalan is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 164 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalru Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalru Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177101
Area (hectares)	43.69 hectares
Population	325
Male Population	164
Female Population	161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalru Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kalru Kalan is the 127th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 43.69 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Kalru Kalan

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

Kalru Kalan lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 18 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 Kalru Kalan
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	39 km

Villages closest to Kalru Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Kalru Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalru Kalan village had a population of 325. That makes it the 127th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Kalru Kalan village has 164 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalru Kalan has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Kalru Kalan is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalru Kalan covers 43.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalru Kalan falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalru Kalan is Jawalamukhi Road, about 18 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 Kalru Kalan.

Kalru Kalan is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalru Kalan is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 6.7 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.