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About Kalwas Village

Kalwas is a mid sized village in Lunkaransar tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 438 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalwas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Lunkaransar
Pincode 334603
Area (hectares) 2312 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 438
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalwas compares

By the 2011 count Kalwas is the 78th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. Its 2312 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Kalwas

Kalwas is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kalwas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalwas from other places

Kalwas 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 Kalwas
Tehsil headquarters Lunkaransar 2.5 km
Nearest town Sri Dūngargarh 49 km
District headquarters Bikaner 69 km

Villages closest to Kalwas

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 Kalwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalwas village had a population of 826. That makes it the 78th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Kalwas village has 438 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalwas has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Kalwas is 334603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalwas covers 2312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalwas falls under Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Kalwas notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Kalwas.

Kalwas 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.

Kalwas is in Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district. Lunkaransar is about 2.5 km away. Sri Dūngargarh is about 49 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 Arjunsar (2.5 km), Arjunsar Station (2.5 km) and Asrasar (2.5 km).

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

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