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About Tera Kalan Village

Tera Kalan is a large village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,271, made up of 1,177 males and 1,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tera Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tera Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143606
Area (hectares) 447 hectares
Population 2,271
Male Population 1,177
Female Population 1,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tera Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Tera Kalan is the 44th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 447 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Tera Kalan

Tera Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tera Kalan as Available within <5 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 Tera Kalan from other places

Tera Kalan lies about 22 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kotla Gujran, about 10 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 Tera Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 7.7 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Kotla Gujran 10 km
District headquarters Amritsar 22 km

Villages closest to Tera Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ajnala 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 Tera Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Tera Kalan village had a population of 2,271. That makes it the 44th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Tera Kalan village has 1,177 males and 1,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tera Kalan has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Tera Kalan is 143606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tera Kalan covers 447 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tera Kalan falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tera Kalan is Kotla Gujran, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tera Kalan.

Tera Kalan is about 22 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tera Kalan is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 7.7 km away. Ajnāla is about 7.7 km away. Kotla Gujran is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tera Khurd (under 2 km), Kamalpura (2.5 km) and Kiampura (2.5 km).

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

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