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About Kalsian Village

Kalsian is a mid sized village in Nowshehra tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,880, made up of 922 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1169.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalsian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalsian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Nowshehra
Pincode 185155
Area (hectares) 1169.6 hectares
Population 1,880
Male Population 922
Female Population 958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalsian compares

By the 2011 count Kalsian is the 14th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 1169.6 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kalsian

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

Kalsian lies about 34 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 75 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 Kalsian
Tehsil headquarters Nowshehra 10 km
Nearest town Rajaori 27 km
District headquarters Rajouri 34 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 75 km

Villages closest to Kalsian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalsian village had a population of 1,880. That makes it the 14th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Kalsian village has 922 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalsian has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Kalsian is 185155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalsian covers 1169.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalsian falls under Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kalsian is Dugga, about 75 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 Kalsian.

Kalsian is about 34 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalsian is in Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district. Nowshehra is about 10 km away. Rajaori is about 27 km away. Rajouri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dohgani (under 2 km), Chovki Handan (3.5 km) and Bohani (4.1 km).

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

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