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About Kalewala Village

Kalewala is a mid sized village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 658 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalewala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143107
Area (hectares) 323.6 hectares
Population 1,273
Male Population 658
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalewala compares

By the 2011 count Kalewala is the 61st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 323.6 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Kalewala

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

Kalewala lies about 20 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Gurusar Sutlani, about 4.4 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 Kalewala
Nearest railway station Gurusar Sutlani 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 20 km
District headquarters Amritsar 20 km

Villages closest to Kalewala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II 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 Kalewala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalewala village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 61st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Kalewala village has 658 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalewala has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Kalewala is 143107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalewala covers 323.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalewala falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalewala is Gurusar Sutlani, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalewala.

Kalewala is about 20 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalewala is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Gurusar Sutlani is about 4.4 km away. Amritsar II is about 20 km away. Amritsar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladhewal (under 2 km), Khera (1.9 km) and Hoshiar Nagar (2.1 km).

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

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