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About Kalaran Village

Kalaran is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 558 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140112
Area (hectares) 262 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 558
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalaran compares

By the 2011 count Kalaran is the 55th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 262 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 892.

Getting to Kalaran

Kalaran is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalaran as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kalaran from other places

Kalaran lies about 19 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Morinda Junction, about 3.5 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 Kalaran
Nearest town Morinda 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Morinda Junction 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 12 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 19 km

Villages closest to Kalaran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaran village had a population of 1,042. That makes it the 55th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Kalaran village has 558 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaran has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Kalaran is 140112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalaran covers 262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalaran falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalaran is Morinda Junction, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kalaran.

Kalaran is about 19 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalaran is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Morinda is about 3.2 km away. Morinda Junction is about 3.5 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarhana (under 2 km), Kanjla (under 2 km) and Rampur Mehrab (2.0 km).

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

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