About Kalas Village

Kalas is a mid sized village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 783 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalas village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode	181102
Area (hectares)	130.3 hectares
Population	1,458
Male Population	783
Female Population	675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	862
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalas compares

By the 2011 count Kalas is the 32nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 130.3 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kalas

Kalas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalas from other places

Kalas lies about 14 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 13 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 Kalas
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	11 km
Nearest railway station	Jammu Tawi	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranbir Singh Pora	14 km
District headquarters	Jammu	14 km

Villages closest to Kalas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Kalas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalas village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Kalas village has 783 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalas has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Kalas is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalas covers 130.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalas falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kalas is Jammu Tawi, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalas.

Kalas is about 14 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalas is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 11 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 13 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.