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About Kalijpur Village

Kalijpur is a large village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,596, made up of 1,833 males and 1,763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalijpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalijpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143531
Area (hectares) 560 hectares
Population 3,596
Male Population 1,833
Female Population 1,763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalijpur compares

By the 2011 count Kalijpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 560 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kalijpur

Kalijpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalijpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalijpur from other places

Kalijpur lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about 1.5 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 Kalijpur
Nearest railway station Ghaunspur 1.5 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Kalijpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalijpur village had a population of 3,596. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Kalijpur village has 1,833 males and 1,763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalijpur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kalijpur is 143531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalijpur covers 560 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalijpur falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalijpur is Ghaunspur, about 1.5 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 village for Kalijpur.

Kalijpur is about 26 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalijpur is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Ghaunspur is about 1.5 km away. Mukeriān is about 6.0 km away. Gurdaspur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baje Chak (3.2 km), Chak Khagar (3.6 km) and Jhande Chak (3.6 km).

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

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