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About Mandi Kalu Village

Mandi Kalu is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 177 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandi Kalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandi Kalu village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144003
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 177
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mandi Kalu compares

By the 2011 count Mandi Kalu is the 140th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Mandi Kalu

The census records public bus service for Mandi Kalu as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mandi Kalu from other places

Mandi Kalu lies about 48 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Giddarpindi, about 1.5 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 Mandi Kalu
Nearest railway station Giddarpindi 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 22 km
Nearest town Zira 23 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 48 km

Villages closest to Mandi Kalu

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 Mandi Kalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandi Kalu village had a population of 336. That makes it the 140th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Mandi Kalu village has 177 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandi Kalu has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Mandi Kalu is 144003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandi Kalu covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandi Kalu falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mandi Kalu is Giddarpindi, about 1.5 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 <5 km distance for Mandi Kalu.

Mandi Kalu is about 48 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandi Kalu is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Giddarpindi is about 1.5 km away. Shahkot is about 22 km away. Zira is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yusafpur Allewal (under 2 km), Yusafpur Darewal (1.9 km) and Nasirpur (3.3 km).

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

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