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About Kulewal Village

Kulewal is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 157 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144527
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 157
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Kulewal compares

By the 2011 count Kulewal is the 249th 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 187 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kulewal

The census records public bus service for Kulewal 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 Kulewal from other places

Kulewal lies about 45 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Kulewal
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 3.9 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 9.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 45 km

Villages closest to Kulewal

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 Kulewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulewal village had a population of 291. That makes it the 249th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Kulewal village has 157 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulewal has about 854 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 Kulewal is 144527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulewal covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kulewal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Kulewal notes the nearest railway station 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 Kulewal.

Kulewal is about 45 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulewal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 3.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 9.8 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalewal (under 2 km), Ghagon Guru (under 2 km) and Phagon (under 2 km).

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

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