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About Kalani Village

Kalani is a mid sized village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 433 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalani village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mandi
Pincode 185101
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 848
Male Population 433
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalani compares

By the 2011 count Kalani is the 30th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Kalani

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

Kalani lies about 11 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 55 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 Kalani
Tehsil headquarters Mandi 6.7 km
District headquarters Punch 11 km
Nearest town Pūnch 11 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 55 km

Villages closest to Kalani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalani village had a population of 848. That makes it the 30th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Kalani village has 433 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalani has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Kalani is 185101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalani covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalani falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kalani is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 55 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 Kalani.

Kalani is about 11 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalani is in Mandi tehsil of Punch district. Mandi is about 6.7 km away. Punch is about 11 km away. Pūnch is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (1.9 km), Dhara (2.0 km) and Sathra (2.2 km).

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

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