About Kalwal Village

Kalwal is a mid sized village in Samba tehsil, in the district of Samba, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 287 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184145, 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	Samba
Tehsil	Samba
Pincode	184145
Area (hectares)	125 hectares
Population	531
Male Population	287
Female Population	244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	850
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalwal compares

By the 2011 count Kalwal is the 161st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kalwal from other places

Kalwal lies about 24 km from Samba, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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	Chak Dayala	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Samba	24 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	24 km

Villages closest to Kalwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samba 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 531. That makes it the 161st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Kalwal village has 287 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalwal has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kalwal is 184145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalwal covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalwal is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalwal.

Kalwal is about 24 km from Samba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalwal is in Samba tehsil of Samba district. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Samba is about 24 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.