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About Kulahr Village

Kulahr is a large village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,229, made up of 1,177 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulahr village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 142023
Area (hectares) 555 hectares
Population 2,229
Male Population 1,177
Female Population 1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kulahr compares

By the 2011 count Kulahr is the 19th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 555 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kulahr

Kulahr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kulahr as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kulahr from other places

Kulahr lies about 25 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ahmedgarh, about 4.7 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 Kulahr
Nearest railway station Ahmedgarh 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Payal 18 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 25 km

Villages closest to Kulahr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Payal 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 Kulahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulahr village had a population of 2,229. That makes it the 19th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Kulahr village has 1,177 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulahr has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kulahr is 142023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulahr covers 555 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kulahr falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kulahr is Ahmedgarh, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kulahr.

Kulahr is about 25 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulahr is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ahmedgarh is about 4.7 km away. Payal is about 18 km away. Ludhiana is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhamat (under 2 km), Nanakpur Jagera (2.3 km) and Ramgarh Sardaran (5.7 km).

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

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