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About Kaluwal Village

Kaluwal is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 153 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaluwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaluwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 153
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaluwal compares

By the 2011 count Kaluwal is the 278th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kaluwal

Kaluwal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kaluwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 37 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 6.5 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 Kaluwal
Nearest railway station Dasuya 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 6.7 km
Nearest town Dasūya 6.7 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 37 km

Villages closest to Kaluwal

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.

Common questions about Kaluwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaluwal village had a population of 322. That makes it the 278th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Kaluwal village has 153 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaluwal has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

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

Kaluwal covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaluwal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kaluwal is Dasuya, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kaluwal.

Kaluwal is about 37 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaluwal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasuya is about 6.5 km away. Dasua is about 6.7 km away. Dasūya is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banial (under 2 km), Thiara (under 2 km) and Garjeli (under 2 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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