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About Kaloo Village

Kaloo is one of the larger villages in Lunkaransar tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,334, made up of 5,266 males and 5,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13318.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaloo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaloo village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Lunkaransar
Pincode 334602
Area (hectares) 13318.27 hectares
Population 10,334
Male Population 5,266
Female Population 5,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaloo compares

By the 2011 count Kaloo is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. Its 13318.27 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Kaloo

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

Kaloo lies about 69 km from Bikaner. 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 Kaloo
Tehsil headquarters Lunkaransar 19 km
Nearest town Sri Dūngargarh 34 km
District headquarters Bikaner 69 km

Villages closest to Kaloo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaloo village had a population of 10,334. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Kaloo village has 5,266 males and 5,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaloo has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Kaloo is 334602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaloo covers 13318.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaloo falls under Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Kaloo notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kaloo.

Kaloo is about 69 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaloo is in Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district. Lunkaransar is about 19 km away. Sri Dūngargarh is about 34 km away. Bikaner is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanipura (5.0 km), Nathusar (5.3 km) and Adsar (6.5 km).

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

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