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About Walipur Kalan Village

Walipur Kalan is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 561 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Walipur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walipur Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 141110
Area (hectares) 671 hectares
Population 1,053
Male Population 561
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Walipur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Walipur Kalan is the 88th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 671 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 919.

Getting to Walipur Kalan

Walipur Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Walipur Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Walipur Kalan from other places

Walipur Kalan lies about 20 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Bilga, about 11 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 Walipur Kalan
Nearest railway station Bilga 11 km
Nearest town Phillaur 15 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 26 km

Villages closest to Walipur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Walipur Kalan village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 88th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Walipur Kalan village has 561 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walipur Kalan has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Walipur Kalan is 141110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Walipur Kalan covers 671 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Walipur Kalan falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Walipur Kalan is Bilga, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Walipur Kalan.

Walipur Kalan is about 20 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walipur Kalan is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Bilga is about 11 km away. Phillaur is about 15 km away. Ludhiana is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghumnewal (under 2 km), Ghunewal (under 2 km) and Baniawal (1.8 km).

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

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