About Kalru Village

Kalru is a large village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,534, made up of 1,288 males and 1,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1887.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalru village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Nagaur
Tehsil	Merta
Pincode	341510
Area (hectares)	1887.83 hectares
Population	2,534
Male Population	1,288
Female Population	1,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalru compares

By the 2011 count Kalru is the 31st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 1887.83 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kalru

Kalru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalru 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalru from other places

Kalru lies about 65 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Merta City, about 7.5 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 Kalru
Tehsil headquarters	Merta	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Merta City	7.5 km
District headquarters	Nagaur	65 km

Villages closest to Kalru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalru village had a population of 2,534. That makes it the 31st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Kalru village has 1,288 males and 1,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalru has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kalru is 341510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalru covers 1887.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalru falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kalru is Merta City, about 7.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalru.

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

Kalru is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Merta is about 7.4 km away. Merta City is about 7.5 km away. Nagaur is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.