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About Kaleke Village

Kaleke is a large village in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,872, made up of 2,568 males and 2,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaleke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaleke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Bagha Purana
Pincode 142038
Area (hectares) 1163 hectares
Population 4,872
Male Population 2,568
Female Population 2,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaleke compares

By the 2011 count Kaleke is the 14th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 1163 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 892.

Getting to Kaleke

Kaleke is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaleke as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kaleke from other places

Kaleke lies about 14 km from Moga. 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 Kaleke
Tehsil headquarters Bagha Purana 4.1 km
District headquarters Moga 14 km

Villages closest to Kaleke

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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 Kaleke

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaleke village had a population of 4,872. That makes it the 14th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Kaleke village has 2,568 males and 2,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaleke has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Kaleke is 142038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaleke covers 1163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaleke falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The census record for Kaleke notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kaleke.

Kaleke is about 14 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaleke is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 4.1 km away. Moga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathuke (3.4 km), Gholia Kalan (4.1 km) and Bhagha Purana (4.1 km).

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

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