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About Kalanaur Village

Kalanaur is one of the larger villages in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,274, made up of 2,739 males and 2,535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 630 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalanaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalanaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Pincode 804427
Area (hectares) 630 hectares
Population 5,274
Male Population 2,739
Female Population 2,535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalanaur compares

By the 2011 count Kalanaur is the 6th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 630 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kalanaur

Kalanaur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalanaur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalanaur from other places

Kalanaur lies about 13 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 3.4 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 Kalanaur
Nearest railway station Tehta 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 5.2 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 13 km

Villages closest to Kalanaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalanaur village had a population of 5,274. That makes it the 6th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Kalanaur village has 2,739 males and 2,535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalanaur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kalanaur is 804427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalanaur covers 630 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalanaur falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kalanaur is Tehta, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kalanaur.

Kalanaur is about 13 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalanaur is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Tehta is about 3.4 km away. Makhdumpur is about 5.2 km away. Jehanabad is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahewa (under 2 km), Mira Bigha (under 2 km) and Narayanpur (1.8 km).

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

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