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About Kalewal Village

Kalewal is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 152 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144523
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 152
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalewal compares

By the 2011 count Kalewal is the 248th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kalewal

Kalewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalewal as Available within <5 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 Kalewal from other places

Kalewal lies about 40 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 1.6 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 Kalewal
Nearest railway station Garhshankar 1.6 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 12 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Kalewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalewal village had a population of 292. That makes it the 248th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Kalewal village has 152 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalewal has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kalewal is 144523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalewal covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalewal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalewal is Garhshankar, about 1.6 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 village for Kalewal.

Kalewal is about 40 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalewal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 1.6 km away. Nawanshahr is about 12 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalewal Bhagtan (under 2 km), Lalian (under 2 km) and Lalwan (under 2 km).

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

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