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About Kalota Village

Kalota is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 142 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalota village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140123
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 142
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalota compares

By the 2011 count Kalota is the 161st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kalota

The census records public bus service for Kalota 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalota from other places

Kalota lies about 44 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 28 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 Kalota
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 28 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 33 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 44 km

Villages closest to Kalota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Kalota

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalota village had a population of 281. That makes it the 161st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Kalota village has 142 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalota has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kalota is 140123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalota covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalota falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalota is Kiratpur Sahib, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kalota.

Kalota is about 44 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalota is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 28 km away. Sundarnagar is about 32 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahota (2.1 km), Bacholi (7.1 km) and Saidpur (7.5 km).

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

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