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About Ram Kalwan Village

Ram Kalwan is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 316 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ram Kalwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ram Kalwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145026
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 316
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Ram Kalwan compares

By the 2011 count Ram Kalwan is the 195th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ram Kalwan

Ram Kalwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ram Kalwan 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 Ram Kalwan from other places

Ram Kalwan lies about 28 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 15 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 Ram Kalwan
Nearest town Kathua 14 km
Nearest railway station Jakolari 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Ram Kalwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Ram Kalwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ram Kalwan village had a population of 597. That makes it the 195th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Ram Kalwan village has 316 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ram Kalwan has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Ram Kalwan is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ram Kalwan covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ram Kalwan falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ram Kalwan is Jakolari, about 15 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 Ram Kalwan.

Ram Kalwan is about 28 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ram Kalwan is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kathua is about 14 km away. Jakolari is about 15 km away. Pathankot is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratarwan (under 2 km), Fatto Chak (under 2 km) and Muthi (1.6 km).

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

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