Kalan Wali
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Kalanwali is a city and a municipal committee in Sirsa district
Sirsa district
Sirsa district is one of the districts of Haryana state, India. Sirsa is the district headquarters, and is located on National Highway 10 and 250 km away from Delhi.-Origin of name:The district is named after its headquarters, Sirsa...

 in the India
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 of Haryana
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Demographics

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, KalanWali had a population of 25,155. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kalan Wali has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 51%. In Kalan Wali, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Temples in Kalanwali are Durga Temple & Hanumaan temple. There is Dera in Jagmalwali which is 7 km away from the Kalanwali town. Area around Kalanwali is famous for production of cotton,wheat and vegetables. Prime occupation of people in Kalanwali is their own business. Majority of the population speaks Punjabi language while Hindi or Bagri is also spoken amongst a small population of Kalanwali. it is also surrounded with lakes from all sides.

Education

Apart from the two fully government aided school and one Vocational Training college, Kalanwali has private schools. Satluj High School,Swett Arya High school, MPDDAV High School,Bishnamal High School are the major schools.
Shaheed Bhagat Singh college of Education provides Diploma engineering Education.

Kalanwali does not have any other college apart from the Govt. aided college. The medium of instruction in the Govt. aided school is Hindi. Kalanwali has a long standing demand of a college for higher education for the location students. However, it has not been established by government or any other private party. In lack of a quality educational institutions, most of the students have to travel to nearby cities like Sirsa and Bhatinda for studies after senior secondary level.

Transportation Modes

Kalanwali is connected to major railway junctions Delhi and Bathinda by Railway line. Main railway stations between Kalanwali and Delhi are Sirsa, Aadampur, Hisar, Hansi, Bhiwani, Rohtak, Bahadurgarh. Kalanwali is connected to nearby locations by bus as well. Delhi, Chandigarh are the nearest airports from Kalanwali. A basic taxi service is available on hire for commuting to near and faraway places. Major Up gradation work is going on to uplift the basic amenities at the railway station as a new rail link between Dabwali and Kalanwali is underway and has been proposed in the Rail budget 2009-10 to connect Sirsa with Dabwali Via Kalanwali, Thus making Kalanwali a Railway Junction and major transit for Passengers across the region.

Villages around Kalanwali

Kalanwali is surrounded by villages like Desu, Desu Malkana, Jagmalwali, Panniwala, Takhatmal,Sukhchain, Taruana, Tirlokewala, Panniwala Mota, Kewal,Kankwal, Rama Mandi etc. there is Around 40 Villages

Banks in Kalanwali

Kalanwali has the branches of State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of commerce,State Bank of Patiala & The Sirsa Co-operative Bank. Currently State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank provides ATM services in the town.

Marriage Palace

Kalanwali has four marriage palaces which can be rented for either marriage or other social and private programs. These are: Sangam Palace, Taj Palace, Vishal Palace and Ranjeet Palace.
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