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About Kalna Village

Kalna is a large village in Harlakhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,856, made up of 2,017 males and 1,839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.2 hectares hectares.

Kalna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Harlakhi
Area (hectares) 317.2 hectares
Population 3,856
Male Population 2,017
Female Population 1,839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalna compares

By the 2011 count Kalna is the 21st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents. Its 317.2 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kalna

Kalna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kalna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalna from other places

Kalna lies about 28 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 14 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 Kalna
Tehsil headquarters Harlakhi 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) 14 km
Nearest town Jainagar 14 km
District headquarters Madhubani 28 km

Villages closest to Kalna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalna village had a population of 3,856. That makes it the 21st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents.

Kalna village has 2,017 males and 1,839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalna has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Kalna covers 317.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalna falls under Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kalna is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalna.

Kalna is about 28 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalna is in Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Harlakhi is about 4.5 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 14 km away. Jainagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balwaha (under 2 km), Mangpatti (1.6 km) and Kundalmaria (1.7 km).

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

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