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About Kalahi Village

Kalahi is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,031, made up of 536 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Pincode 854329
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 1,031
Male Population 536
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalahi compares

By the 2011 count Kalahi is the 65th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kalahi

Kalahi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kalahi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalahi from other places

Kalahi lies about 18 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 26 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 Kalahi
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 10 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 16 km
District headquarters Araria 18 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 26 km

Villages closest to Kalahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalahi village had a population of 1,031. That makes it the 65th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Kalahi village has 536 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalahi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Kalahi is 854329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalahi covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalahi falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kalahi is Araria Court, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalahi.

Kalahi is about 18 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalahi is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 10 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Araria is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakaita (under 2 km), Ramnagar (2.1 km) and Daua (2.2 km).

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

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