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About Kaleke Village

Kaleke is a large village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,765, made up of 1,448 males and 1,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaleke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaleke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143111
Area (hectares) 347 hectares
Population 2,765
Male Population 1,448
Female Population 1,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kaleke compares

By the 2011 count Kaleke is the 30th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 347 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kaleke

Kaleke is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kaleke 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaleke from other places

Kaleke lies about 31 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Butari, about 4.8 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 Kaleke
Nearest railway station Butari 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 7.6 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 17 km
District headquarters Amritsar 31 km

Villages closest to Kaleke

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Kaleke

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaleke village had a population of 2,765. That makes it the 30th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Kaleke village has 1,448 males and 1,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaleke has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kaleke is 143111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaleke covers 347 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaleke falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kaleke is Butari, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaleke.

Kaleke is about 31 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaleke is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Butari is about 4.8 km away. Baba Bakala is about 7.6 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramana Chak (under 2 km), Jharu Nangal (1.6 km) and Jaspal (1.6 km).

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

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