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About Kharal Kalan Village

Kharal Kalan is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 425 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharal Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharal Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144302
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 425
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharal Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kharal Kalan is the 113th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kharal Kalan

Kharal Kalan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kharal Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharal Kalan from other places

Kharal Kalan lies about 32 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 1.8 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 Kharal Kalan
Nearest railway station Cholang 1.8 km
Nearest town Urmar 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 32 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 32 km

Villages closest to Kharal Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Kharal Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharal Kalan village had a population of 826. That makes it the 113th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Kharal Kalan village has 425 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharal Kalan has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kharal Kalan is 144302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharal Kalan covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharal Kalan falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kharal Kalan is Cholang, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Kharal Kalan.

Kharal Kalan is about 32 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharal Kalan is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Cholang is about 1.8 km away. Urmar is about 8.7 km away. Jalandhar II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhattian (under 2 km), Chamiari (1.5 km) and Kureshian (1.9 km).

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

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