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About Kalan Village

Kalan is a mid sized village in Manjhi tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,666, made up of 834 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares.

Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Manjhi
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 1,666
Male Population 834
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kalan is the 53rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kalan

The census records public bus service for Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kalan from other places

Kalan lies about 16 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Ekma, about 3.7 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Ekma 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhi 15 km
District headquarters Saran 16 km
Nearest town Reoti 17 km

Villages closest to Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalan village had a population of 1,666. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Kalan village has 834 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalan has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Kalan covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalan falls under Manjhi tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kalan is Ekma, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalan.

Kalan is about 16 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalan is in Manjhi tehsil of Saran district. Ekma is about 3.7 km away. Manjhi is about 15 km away. Saran is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalua Buzurg (under 2 km), Salimpatti (under 2 km) and Khanpur (under 2 km).

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

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