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About Kalyana Village

Kalyana is a large village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,738, made up of 1,384 males and 1,354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalyana village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181131
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 2,738
Male Population 1,384
Female Population 1,354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalyana compares

By the 2011 count Kalyana is the 14th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kalyana

Kalyana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalyana as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kalyana from other places

Kalyana lies about 23 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 17 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 Kalyana
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 17 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 23 km
District headquarters Jammu 23 km

Villages closest to Kalyana

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.

Common questions about Kalyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalyana village had a population of 2,738. That makes it the 14th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Kalyana village has 1,384 males and 1,354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalyana has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Kalyana is 181131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalyana covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalyana is Bari Brahman, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalyana.

Kalyana is about 23 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalyana is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 17 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 20 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baspur (under 2 km), Biaspur (under 2 km) and Parlah (under 2 km).

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

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