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About Kalowal Village

Kalowal is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 158 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144213
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 158
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalowal compares

By the 2011 count Kalowal is the 274th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 Kalowal

Kalowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalowal 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 Kalowal from other places

Kalowal lies about 46 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Unchi Bassi, about 7.0 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 Kalowal
Nearest railway station Unchi Bassi 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 7.7 km
Nearest town Dasūya 7.7 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Kalowal

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 Kalowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalowal village had a population of 329. That makes it the 274th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Kalowal village has 158 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalowal has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kalowal is 144213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalowal covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalowal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalowal is Unchi Bassi, about 7.0 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 Kalowal.

Kalowal is about 46 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalowal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Unchi Bassi is about 7.0 km away. Dasua is about 7.7 km away. Dasūya is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallowal (under 2 km), Nandewal (under 2 km) and Begpur (under 2 km).

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

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