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About Kala Shahar Village

Kala Shahar is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 420 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Kala Shahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala Shahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sheosagar
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 420
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kala Shahar compares

By the 2011 count Kala Shahar is the 86th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kala Shahar

Kala Shahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kala Shahar as Available within <5 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 Kala Shahar from other places

Kala Shahar lies about 27 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 12 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 Kala Shahar
Nearest railway station Khurmabad 12 km
Nearest town Sasarām 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sheosagar 27 km
District headquarters Rohtas 27 km

Villages closest to Kala Shahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sheosagar 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 Kala Shahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala Shahar village had a population of 795. That makes it the 86th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Kala Shahar village has 420 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala Shahar has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Kala Shahar covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kala Shahar falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kala Shahar is Khurmabad, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kala Shahar.

Kala Shahar is about 27 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kala Shahar is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Khurmabad is about 12 km away. Sasarām is about 13 km away. Sheosagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danrwa (under 2 km), Murlipur (under 2 km) and Khurhia (under 2 km).

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

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