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About Kalau Village

Kalau is a mid sized village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 461 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalau village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342025
Area (hectares) 386 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 461
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalau compares

By the 2011 count Kalau is the 142nd largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Kalau

Kalau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalau as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Jograj Nagar, Judiya, Junader and Kachhab Nagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kalau

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalau village had a population of 862. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Kalau village has 461 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalau has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Kalau is 342025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalau covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalau falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalau.

Kalau is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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