About Kalwal Village

Kalwal is a small village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 238 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Bishnah
Pincode	181132
Area (hectares)	33.6 hectares
Population	433
Male Population	238
Female Population	195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	819
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 71st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 33.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

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 16 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 4.7 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	Bari Brahman	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnah	6.4 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	13 km
District headquarters	Jammu	16 km

Villages closest to Kalwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnah 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 433. That makes it the 71st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Kalwal village has 238 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalwal has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kalwal is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalwal covers 33.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalwal falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kalwal is Bari Brahman, about 4.7 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 16 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalwal is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 4.7 km away. Bishnah is about 6.4 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.