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About Kaluwal Village

Kaluwal is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 167 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaluwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaluwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143507
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 167
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaluwal compares

By the 2011 count Kaluwal is the 313th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kaluwal

Kaluwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaluwal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kaluwal from other places

Kaluwal lies about 41 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 6.2 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 Kaluwal
Nearest railway station Jaintipura 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 14 km
Nearest town Batāla 14 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 41 km

Villages closest to Kaluwal

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 Kaluwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaluwal village had a population of 315. That makes it the 313th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Kaluwal village has 167 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaluwal has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kaluwal is 143507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaluwal covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaluwal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kaluwal is Jaintipura, about 6.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kaluwal.

Kaluwal is about 41 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaluwal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jaintipura is about 6.2 km away. Batala is about 14 km away. Batāla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarchur (under 2 km), Sundal (1.7 km) and Raliali Khurd (2.4 km).

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

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