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About Kum Kalan Village

Kum Kalan is a large village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,737, made up of 1,437 males and 1,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kum Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kum Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141126
Area (hectares) 1189 hectares
Population 2,737
Male Population 1,437
Female Population 1,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kum Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kum Kalan is the 23rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 1189 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 893.

Getting to Kum Kalan

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

Kum Kalan lies about 20 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 10 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 Kum Kalan
Nearest railway station Lal kalan 10 km
Nearest town Sānehwāl 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 20 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 20 km

Villages closest to Kum Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Kum Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kum Kalan village had a population of 2,737. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Kum Kalan village has 1,437 males and 1,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kum Kalan has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Kum Kalan is 141126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kum Kalan covers 1189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kum Kalan falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kum Kalan is Lal kalan, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kum Kalan.

Kum 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.

Kum Kalan is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Lal kalan is about 10 km away. Sānehwāl is about 11 km away. Ludhiana East 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 Kum Khurd (under 2 km), Ghumait (under 2 km) and Bhaini Gahi (2.2 km).

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

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