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About Kalsara Village

Kalsara is a mid sized village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 365 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.05 hectares hectares.

Kalsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalsara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Area (hectares) 264.05 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 365
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Kalsara compares

By the 2011 count Kalsara is the 28th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 264.05 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Kalsara

Kalsara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kalsara 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 Kalsara from other places

Kalsara lies about 13 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gorphar, about 3.1 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 Kalsara
Nearest railway station Gorphar 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dandkhora 5.0 km
District headquarters Katihar 13 km

Villages closest to Kalsara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalsara village had a population of 713. That makes it the 28th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Kalsara village has 365 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalsara has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Kalsara covers 264.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalsara falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kalsara is Gorphar, about 3.1 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 Kalsara.

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

Kalsara is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Gorphar is about 3.1 km away. Dandkhora is about 5.0 km away. Katihar 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 Raipur (under 2 km), Bijaili (under 2 km) and Sakraili (under 2 km).

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

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