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About Kalru Village

Kalru is a mid sized village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 579 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalru village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144606
Area (hectares) 555.06 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 579
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalru compares

By the 2011 count Kalru is the 25th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 555.06 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 923.

Getting to Kalru

Kalru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalru 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 Kalru from other places

Kalru lies about 17 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Pajian, about 5.4 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 Kalru
Nearest railway station Pajian 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 9.4 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 17 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 17 km

Villages closest to Kalru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Kalru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalru village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 25th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Kalru village has 579 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalru has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kalru is 144606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalru covers 555.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalru falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalru is Pajian, about 5.4 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 Kalru.

Kalru is about 17 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalru is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Pajian is about 5.4 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 9.4 km away. Kapurthala is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amanipur (2.6 km), Shikarpur (2.8 km) and Khokhar Kadim Jadid (3.4 km).

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

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