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About Saya Kalan Village

Saya Kalan is a large village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,055, made up of 1,085 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saya Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saya Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141418
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 2,055
Male Population 1,085
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Saya Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Saya Kalan is the 45th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Saya Kalan

Saya Kalan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saya 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saya Kalan from other places

Saya Kalan lies about 16 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Kila Raipur, about 1.9 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 Saya Kalan
Nearest railway station Kila Raipur 1.9 km
Nearest town Gil 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 16 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 16 km

Villages closest to Saya 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 Saya Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Saya Kalan village had a population of 2,055. That makes it the 45th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Saya Kalan village has 1,085 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saya Kalan has about 894 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 Saya Kalan is 141418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saya Kalan covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Saya Kalan is Kila Raipur, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saya Kalan.

Saya Kalan is about 16 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saya Kalan is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Kila Raipur is about 1.9 km away. Gil is about 9.1 km away. Ludhiana East is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saya Khurd (under 2 km), Kaind (2.6 km) and Dehlon (2.7 km).

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

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