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About Pahlia Kalan Village

Pahlia Kalan is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 423 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahlia Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahlia Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147202
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 423
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahlia Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Pahlia Kalan is the 106th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 887.

Getting to Pahlia Kalan

Pahlia Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pahlia Kalan as Available within 10+ 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 Pahlia Kalan from other places

Pahlia Kalan lies about 33 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, about 18 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 Pahlia Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 17 km
Nearest town Nābha 17 km
Nearest railway station Kakrala 18 km
District headquarters Patiala 33 km

Villages closest to Pahlia Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabha 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 Pahlia Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahlia Kalan village had a population of 783. That makes it the 106th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Pahlia Kalan village has 423 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahlia Kalan has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Pahlia Kalan is 147202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahlia Kalan covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahlia Kalan falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pahlia Kalan is Kakrala, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pahlia Kalan.

Pahlia Kalan is about 33 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahlia Kalan is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Nabha is about 17 km away. Nābha is about 17 km away. Kakrala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mungo (under 2 km), Pahlia Khurd (under 2 km) and Mohal Gawara (1.5 km).

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

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