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About Kalewal Village

Kalewal is a small village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 234 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141126
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 234
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalewal compares

By the 2011 count Kalewal is the 144th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Kalewal

Kalewal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalewal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kalewal from other places

Kalewal lies about 20 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, 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 Kalewal
Nearest railway station Rahon 11 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 20 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 20 km

Villages closest to Kalewal

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 Kalewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalewal village had a population of 441. That makes it the 144th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Kalewal village has 234 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalewal has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

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

Kalewal covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalewal falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalewal is Rahon, 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 - 10 km distance for Kalewal.

Kalewal 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.

Kalewal is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Rahon is about 11 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 16 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 Garcha (under 2 km), Dholanwal (1.6 km) and Chaunta (2.5 km).

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

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