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| name = Virk Kalan<br />
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'''Virk Kalan''' is a [[village]] in Bathinda sub-district, [[Bathinda district]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India. It has a population of 2,520 per the [[2001 Census of India|2001 national census]]. The village has four schools and bus service to [[Bathinda]]. In addition, the [[Bathinda Airport|Bathinda airport]] is located nearby, which offers direct flights to [[Delhi]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2001 Census of India|2001 national census]], Virk Kalan has a population of 2,520, 1,333 of whom are males and 1,187 of whom are females.<ref name="census">{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/View_data/Village_Profile.aspx | title=Village Profile for Virk Kalan | work=[[2001 Census of India]] | accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
Per the 2001 census, Virk Kalan has one primary school, one middle school, one secondary school and one senior secondary school.<ref name="census" /><br />
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==Transport==<br />
Virk Kalan is located near the [[Bathinda Airport|Bathinda airport]], which gained nonstop flights from [[Delhi]] in December 2016.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/civil-aviation-minister-ashok-gajapathi-raju-inaugurates-bathinda-airport/story-nIf2dm8ASvzfAewgDPHveN.html | title=First flight lands at Bathinda airport | work=[[Hindustan Times]] | date=12 December 2016 | accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref> As of December 2016, two private buses offer service between the village and the city of [[Bathinda]], which is about {{convert|25|km}} away.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/airport-2-km-away-from-bus-stop-in-virk-kalan-no-direct-link-from-city-yet/336541.html | title=Airport 2 km away from bus stop in Virk Kalan, no direct link from city yet | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=13 December 2016 | accessdate=16 December 2016 | author=Khanna, Bharat | location=Chandigarh | archive-date=20 December 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220165148/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/airport-2-km-away-from-bus-stop-in-virk-kalan-no-direct-link-from-city-yet/336541.html | url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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{{Bathinda district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Bathinda district]]</div>
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