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About Kalandara Village

Kalandara is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 464 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares.

Kalandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalandara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 464
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalandara compares

By the 2011 count Kalandara is the 45th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kalandara

Kalandara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalandara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kalandara from other places

Kalandara lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 24 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 Kalandara
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 8.6 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 24 km
District headquarters Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Kalandara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalandara village had a population of 911. That makes it the 45th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Kalandara village has 464 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalandara has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Kalandara covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalandara falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kalandara is Kastha, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalandara.

Kalandara is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalandara is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 8.6 km away. Sherghāti is about 8.6 km away. Kastha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachauri (under 2 km), Gawan Khap (under 2 km) and Jhawai Chak (1.6 km).

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

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