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About Kalian Village

Kalian is a large village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,838, made up of 1,488 males and 1,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 565 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148021
Area (hectares) 565 hectares
Population 2,838
Male Population 1,488
Female Population 1,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalian compares

By the 2011 count Kalian is the 18th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 565 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Kalian

Kalian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalian from other places

Kalian lies about 41 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Rohira Ghallughara, about 12 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 Kalian
Nearest railway station Rohira Ghallughara 12 km
Nearest town Rāikot 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 17 km
District headquarters Sangrur 41 km

Villages closest to Kalian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalian village had a population of 2,838. That makes it the 18th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Kalian village has 1,488 males and 1,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalian has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Kalian is 148021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalian covers 565 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalian falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kalian is Rohira Ghallughara, about 12 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 village for Kalian.

Kalian is about 41 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalian is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Rohira Ghallughara is about 12 km away. Rāikot is about 13 km away. Malerkotla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalwana (2.3 km), Maholi Khurd (2.3 km) and Kasba Bhural (3.6 km).

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

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