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About Kalewal Bhagtan Village

Kalewal Bhagtan is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,512, made up of 803 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalewal Bhagtan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalewal Bhagtan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146102
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 1,512
Male Population 803
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalewal Bhagtan compares

By the 2011 count Kalewal Bhagtan is the 51st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kalewal Bhagtan

Kalewal Bhagtan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalewal Bhagtan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalewal Bhagtan from other places

Kalewal Bhagtan 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 Bhagtan
Nearest railway station Garhshankar 1.6 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 12 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Kalewal Bhagtan

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 Bhagtan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalewal Bhagtan village had a population of 1,512. That makes it the 51st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Kalewal Bhagtan village has 803 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalewal Bhagtan has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kalewal Bhagtan is 146102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalewal Bhagtan covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalewal Bhagtan falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalewal Bhagtan 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 <5 km distance for Kalewal Bhagtan.

Kalewal Bhagtan 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 Bhagtan 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 (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 Bhagtan today is likely to be higher.

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