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About Kalam Ganj Village

Kalam Ganj is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 142 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalam Ganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalam Ganj village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 8.77 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 142
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalam Ganj compares

By the 2011 count Kalam Ganj is the 92nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 8.77 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Kalam Ganj

Kalam Ganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalam Ganj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kafaldi, Kailakhar, Kaithogi and Kakhola. 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 Kalam Ganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalam Ganj village had a population of 267. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Kalam Ganj village has 142 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalam Ganj has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Kalam Ganj is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalam Ganj covers 8.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalam Ganj falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalam Ganj.

Kalam Ganj is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal 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 Kalam Ganj today is likely to be higher.

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