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About Kailon Village

Kailon is a mid sized village in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,304, made up of 679 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kailon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kailon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil SAS Nagar
Pincode 140307
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 1,304
Male Population 679
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kailon compares

By the 2011 count Kailon is the 33rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Kailon

Kailon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kailon 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kailon from other places

Kailon lies about 6.8 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kharar, about 3.6 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 Kailon
Nearest railway station Kharar 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters SAS Nagar 6.8 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 6.8 km

Villages closest to Kailon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in SAS Nagar 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 Kailon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kailon village had a population of 1,304. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Kailon village has 679 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kailon has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Kailon is 140307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kailon covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kailon falls under SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kailon is Kharar, about 3.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kailon.

Kailon is about 6.8 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kailon is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 3.6 km away. SAS Nagar is about 6.8 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Landran (under 2 km), Ledi (2.4 km) and Saidpur (2.9 km).

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

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