About Kalar Village

Kalar is a small village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 132 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Ghumarwin
Pincode	174026
Area (hectares)	53.36 hectares
Population	277
Male Population	132
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,098
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalar compares

By the 2011 count Kalar is the 100th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 53.36 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Kalar

Kalar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalar from other places

Kalar lies about 14 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 1.7 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 Kalar
Nearest railway station	Belha	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghumarwin	14 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	14 km
Nearest town	Bilāspur	14 km

Villages closest to Kalar

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

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Common questions about Kalar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalar village had a population of 277. That makes it the 100th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Kalar village has 132 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalar has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Kalar is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalar covers 53.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalar falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kalar is Belha, about 1.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalar.

Kalar is about 14 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalar is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belha is about 1.7 km away. Ghumarwin is about 14 km away. Bilaspur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.