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About Kalian Village

Kalian is a small village in Hoshiarpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 175 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Hoshiarpur
Pincode 146001
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 175
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 Kalian compares

By the 2011 count Kalian is the 300th largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 84 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 966.

Getting to Kalian

Kalian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalian 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 Kalian from other places

Kalian lies about 11 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 Kalian
Tehsil headquarters Hoshiarpur 11 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 11 km

Villages closest to Kalian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalian village had a population of 355. That makes it the 300th largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Kalian village has 175 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalian has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kalian is 146001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalian covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalian falls under Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

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

Kalian is about 11 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalian is in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Hoshiarpur is about 11 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Handowal Kalan (under 2 km), Kabirpur (under 2 km) and Bassi Umer Khan (under 2 km).

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

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