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About Kalhiwala Village

Kalhiwala is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 11 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,364 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalhiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalhiwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 31.54 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 11
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,364
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalhiwala compares

By the 2011 count Kalhiwala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 31.54 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kalhiwala

Kalhiwala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalhiwala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kalhiwala from other places

Kalhiwala lies about 36 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Maheshari Sandhuan, about 3.4 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 Kalhiwala
Nearest railway station Maheshari Sandhuan 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 10 km
District headquarters Firozpur 36 km

Villages closest to Kalhiwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zira 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 Kalhiwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalhiwala village had a population of 26. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Kalhiwala village has 11 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalhiwala has about 1364 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kalhiwala is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalhiwala covers 31.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalhiwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalhiwala is Maheshari Sandhuan, about 3.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalhiwala.

Kalhiwala is about 36 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalhiwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Maheshari Sandhuan is about 3.4 km away. Zira is about 10 km away. Firozpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandori Khatrian (2.5 km), Mansurwal (5.0 km) and Warramansurwal (5.0 km).

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

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