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About Kaluwal Village

Kaluwal is a small village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 188 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144636, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaluwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaluwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Bhulath
Pincode 144636
Area (hectares) 121.4 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 188
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaluwal compares

By the 2011 count Kaluwal is the 54th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 121.4 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kaluwal

Kaluwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaluwal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaluwal from other places

Kaluwal lies about 30 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 8.6 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 Kaluwal
Nearest railway station Cholang 8.6 km
Nearest town Urmar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhulath 30 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 30 km

Villages closest to Kaluwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhulath 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 Kaluwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaluwal village had a population of 385. That makes it the 54th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Kaluwal village has 188 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaluwal has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kaluwal is 144636. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaluwal covers 121.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaluwal falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kaluwal is Cholang, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaluwal.

Kaluwal is about 30 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaluwal is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Cholang is about 8.6 km away. Urmar is about 11 km away. Bhulath is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awan (under 2 km), Chogawan (under 2 km) and Isbucha (under 2 km).

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

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