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About Kalas Village

Kalas is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 298 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalas village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 298
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalas compares

By the 2011 count Kalas is the 167th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 148 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 995.

Getting to Kalas

Kalas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalas as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kalas from other places

Kalas lies about 55 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mukerian, about 1.9 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 Kalas
Nearest railway station Mukerian 1.9 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 2.4 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Kalas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalas village had a population of 623. That makes it the 167th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Kalas village has 298 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalas has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kalas is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalas covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalas falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalas is Mukerian, about 1.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalas.

Kalas is about 55 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalas is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 1.9 km away. Mukeriān is about 2.4 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Attalgarh (under 2 km), Golra (under 2 km) and Porika (1.6 km).

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

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