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About Kahlwan Village

Kahlwan is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,326, made up of 1,746 males and 1,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahlwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahlwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143516
Area (hectares) 442 hectares
Population 3,326
Male Population 1,746
Female Population 1,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kahlwan compares

By the 2011 count Kahlwan is the 24th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kahlwan

Kahlwan 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 Kahlwan as Available within village. 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 Kahlwan from other places

Kahlwan lies about 27 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Kahlwan
Nearest town Qadian 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 16 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Kahlwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahlwan village had a population of 3,326. That makes it the 24th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Kahlwan village has 1,746 males and 1,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahlwan has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kahlwan is 143516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahlwan covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kahlwan falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Kahlwan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kahlwan.

Kahlwan is about 27 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahlwan is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 2.6 km away. Batala is about 16 km away. Gurdaspur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Bagbana (under 2 km), Leel Kalan (1.6 km) and Qadian Rajputan (2.3 km).

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

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