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About Kaleyani Village

Kaleyani is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 334 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaleyani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaleyani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Pincode 841235
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 334
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kaleyani compares

By the 2011 count Kaleyani is the 68th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kaleyani

Kaleyani 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 Kaleyani as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kaleyani from other places

Kaleyani lies about 30 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 11 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 Kaleyani
Nearest town Lar 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Bankata 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 30 km
District headquarters Siwan 30 km

Villages closest to Kaleyani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaleyani village had a population of 640. That makes it the 68th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Kaleyani village has 334 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaleyani has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kaleyani is 841235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaleyani covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaleyani falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaleyani is Bankata, about 11 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 village for Kaleyani.

Kaleyani is about 30 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaleyani is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Lar is about 9.8 km away. Bankata is about 11 km away. Guthani is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damodra (under 2 km), Tanrwa Tiwari (under 2 km) and Chitakhal (under 2 km).

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

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