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About Kang Kalan Village

Kang Kalan is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,239, made up of 638 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kang Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kang Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144629
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 1,239
Male Population 638
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kang Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kang Kalan is the 32nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 314 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 956.

Getting to Kang Kalan

Kang 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 Kang Kalan 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kang Kalan from other places

Kang Kalan lies about 42 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Kang Khurd, about 1.7 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 Kang Kalan
Nearest railway station Kang Khurd 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 12 km
Nearest town Nakodar 24 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 42 km

Villages closest to Kang 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 Kang Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kang Kalan village had a population of 1,239. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Kang Kalan village has 638 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kang Kalan has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kang Kalan is 144629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kang Kalan covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kang Kalan is Kang Khurd, about 1.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kang Kalan.

Kang Kalan is about 42 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kang Kalan is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Kang Khurd is about 1.7 km away. Shahkot is about 12 km away. Nakodar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotli Kamboan (under 2 km), Kakar Kalan (under 2 km) and Khosa (under 2 km).

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

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