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About Kalsan Village

Kalsan is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,333, made up of 1,224 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 642 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalsan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalsan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141140
Area (hectares) 642 hectares
Population 2,333
Male Population 1,224
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalsan compares

By the 2011 count Kalsan is the 26th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 642 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 898.

Getting to Kalsan

Kalsan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalsan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kalsan from other places

Kalsan lies about 47 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Barnala, about 24 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 Kalsan
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 8.8 km
Nearest town Rāikot 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Barnala 24 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 47 km

Villages closest to Kalsan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalsan village had a population of 2,333. That makes it the 26th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Kalsan village has 1,224 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalsan has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Kalsan is 141140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalsan covers 642 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalsan falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalsan is Barnala, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalsan.

Kalsan is about 47 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalsan is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 8.8 km away. Rāikot is about 8.8 km away. Barnala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boparai Khurd (1.9 km), Dhurkot (2.7 km) and Dadahur (2.8 km).

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

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