About Kalwas Village

Kalwas is a large village in Taranagar tehsil, in the district of Churu, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,884, made up of 1,537 males and 1,347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1746.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalwas village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Churu
Tehsil	Taranagar
Pincode	331304
Area (hectares)	1746.25 hectares
Population	2,884
Male Population	1,537
Female Population	1,347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalwas compares

By the 2011 count Kalwas is the 14th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 1746.25 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kalwas

Kalwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalwas 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 10+ 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 65 km from Churu, and the nearest railway station is Kalana, about 20 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 Kalwas
Nearest railway station	Kalana	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Taranagar	24 km
Nearest town	Tārānagar	24 km
District headquarters	Churu	65 km

Villages closest to Kalwas

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

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Common questions about Kalwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalwas village had a population of 2,884. That makes it the 14th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Kalwas village has 1,537 males and 1,347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalwas has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Kalwas is 331304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalwas covers 1746.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalwas falls under Taranagar tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kalwas is Kalana, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Kalwas.

Kalwas is about 65 km from Churu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalwas is in Taranagar tehsil of Churu district. Kalana is about 20 km away. Taranagar is about 24 km away. Tārānagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.