About Kalar Village

Kalar is a small village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 257 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174031, 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	Jhanduta
Pincode	174031
Area (hectares)	128 hectares
Population	497
Male Population	257
Female Population	240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 56th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

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	Jhanduta	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 Jhanduta 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 497. That makes it the 56th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Kalar village has 257 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kalar is 174031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalar covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalar falls under Jhanduta 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 Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belha is about 1.7 km away. Jhanduta 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.