Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Kalanwali had a population of 25,155. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kalanwali 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 Kalanwali, 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. There is also a 'samaadh' known as nuniya peer about 4 km putside kalanwali where people offer salt as a remedy to physical illness as well as other day to day problems.
Area around Kalanwali is famous for production of cotton,wheat and vegetables. Prime occupation of people in Kalanwali is farming and trading. Majority of the population speaks Punjabi language while Hindi or Bagri ( Haryanvi) is also spoken amongst a small population of Kalanwali. Adjacent to the kalanwali town is the kalanwali village. The often held regret among kalanwali village people is regarding the absence of even semi-solid roads/streets in the village. While many of the minor villages surrounding kalanwali have solid streets, kalanwali village still finds itself in dusty and muddy streets. The whole of kalanwali is surrounded by rivers and canals though despite all these water bodies, the water supply, both for drinking and irrigation, suffers from time to time.
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