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About Bajwa Kalan Village

Bajwa Kalan is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,958, made up of 1,004 males and 954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajwa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajwa Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 497.16 hectares
Population 1,958
Male Population 1,004
Female Population 954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bajwa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bajwa Kalan is the 9th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 497.16 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bajwa Kalan

Bajwa 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 Bajwa Kalan as Available within village. 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 Bajwa Kalan from other places

Bajwa Kalan lies about 39 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mulewal Khaira, about 5.7 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 Bajwa Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Mulewal Khaira 5.7 km
Nearest town Nakodar 16 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 39 km

Villages closest to Bajwa Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkot 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 Bajwa Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajwa Kalan village had a population of 1,958. That makes it the 9th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Bajwa Kalan village has 1,004 males and 954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajwa Kalan has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bajwa Kalan is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajwa Kalan covers 497.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajwa Kalan falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bajwa Kalan is Mulewal Khaira, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bajwa Kalan.

Bajwa Kalan is about 39 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajwa Kalan is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shahkot is about 3.1 km away. Mulewal Khaira is about 5.7 km away. Nakodar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajwa Khurd (under 2 km), Aidalpur (under 2 km) and Sandhanwal (1.7 km).

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

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