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About Kaloya Village

Kaloya is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 574 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaloya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaloya village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144203
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 574
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kaloya compares

By the 2011 count Kaloya is the 73rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kaloya

The census records public bus service for Kaloya 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaloya from other places

Kaloya lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 5.9 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 Kaloya
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 5.9 km
Nearest town Urmar 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 19 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 24 km

Villages closest to Kaloya

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 Kaloya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaloya village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Kaloya village has 574 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaloya has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kaloya is 144203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaloya covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaloya falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kaloya is Tanda Urmar, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kaloya.

Kaloya is about 24 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaloya is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Tanda Urmar is about 5.9 km away. Urmar is about 6.6 km away. Dasua is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hambran (under 2 km), Chahal (under 2 km) and Baich (under 2 km).

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

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