About Kalra Village

Kalra is a large village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,019, made up of 1,020 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalra village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar I
Pincode	144104
Area (hectares)	466 hectares
Population	2,019
Male Population	1,020
Female Population	999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalra compares

By the 2011 count Kalra is the 24th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 466 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kalra

Kalra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalra from other places

Kalra lies about 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Khurdpur, about 5.9 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 Kalra
Nearest railway station	Khurdpur	5.9 km
Nearest town	Adampur	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar I	20 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	20 km

Villages closest to Kalra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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.

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Common questions about Kalra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalra village had a population of 2,019. That makes it the 24th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Kalra village has 1,020 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalra has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kalra is 144104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalra covers 466 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalra falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalra is Khurdpur, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalra.

Kalra is about 20 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalra is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Khurdpur is about 5.9 km away. Adampur is about 7.0 km away. Jalandhar I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.