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About Kalan Village

Kalan is a small village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 125 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276288, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 276288
Area (hectares) 22.74 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 125
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kalan is the 436th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 22.74 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Kalan

The census records public bus service for Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kalan from other places

Kalan lies about 138 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Ramnathpur, about under 2 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Ramnathpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 17 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 138 km

Villages closest to Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalan village had a population of 236. That makes it the 436th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Kalan village has 125 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalan has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Kalan is 276288. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalan covers 22.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalan falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalan is Ramnathpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Kalan.

Kalan is about 138 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalan is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Ramnathpur is about under 2 km away. Phulpur is about 17 km away. Azamgarh is about 138 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraiepur (1.8 km), Hemaiepur (2.7 km) and Samaisa (2.7 km).

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

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