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About Kalidarha Village

Kalidarha is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 265 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalidarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalidarha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 326.3 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 265
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalidarha compares

By the 2011 count Kalidarha is the 134th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 326.3 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kalidarha

Kalidarha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalidarha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kalidarha from other places

Kalidarha lies about 106 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Dungripali, about 49 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 Kalidarha
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 17 km
Nearest railway station Dungripali 49 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 106 km

Villages closest to Kalidarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalidarha village had a population of 541. That makes it the 134th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Kalidarha village has 265 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalidarha has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kalidarha is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalidarha covers 326.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalidarha falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kalidarha is Dungripali, about 49 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalidarha.

Kalidarha is about 106 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalidarha is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 17 km away. Dungripali is about 49 km away. Mahasamund is about 106 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotduwari (1.6 km), Gerra (2.0 km) and Katangpali (3.1 km).

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

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