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About Hasta Kalan Village

Hasta Kalan is one of the larger villages in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,101, made up of 3,588 males and 3,513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1561 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hasta Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hasta Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 1561 hectares
Population 7,101
Male Population 3,588
Female Population 3,513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hasta Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Hasta Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 1561 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Hasta Kalan

Hasta Kalan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hasta Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hasta Kalan from other places

Hasta Kalan lies about 74 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Theh Qalandar, about 5.0 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 Hasta Kalan
Nearest railway station Theh Qalandar 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 8.3 km
District headquarters Firozpur 74 km

Villages closest to Hasta Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hasta Kalan village had a population of 7,101. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Hasta Kalan village has 3,588 males and 3,513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hasta Kalan has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Hasta Kalan is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hasta Kalan covers 1561 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hasta Kalan falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hasta Kalan is Theh Qalandar, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hasta Kalan.

Hasta Kalan is about 74 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hasta Kalan is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Theh Qalandar is about 5.0 km away. Fazilka is about 8.3 km away. Firozpur is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naulan (under 2 km), Walle Shah Hithar (under 2 km) and Walle Shah Uttar (under 2 km).

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

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