About Kalra Village

Kalra is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 355 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalra village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144207
Area (hectares)	118 hectares
Population	725
Male Population	355
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalra compares

By the 2011 count Kalra is the 142nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kalra

Kalra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalra from other places

Kalra lies about 29 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garna Sahib, about 9.2 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 Kalra
Nearest railway station	Garna Sahib	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	11 km
Nearest town	Dasūya	11 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	29 km

Villages closest to Kalra

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

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Common questions about Kalra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalra village had a population of 725. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Kalra village has 355 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalra has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kalra is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalra covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalra falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalra is Garna Sahib, about 9.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalra.

Kalra is about 29 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalra is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garna Sahib is about 9.2 km away. Dasua is about 11 km away. Dasūya is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.