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About Kalakhunta Village

Kalakhunta is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 332 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalakhunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalakhunta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 127.14 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 332
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalakhunta compares

By the 2011 count Kalakhunta is the 66th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 127.14 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kalakhunta

Kalakhunta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalakhunta as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kalakhunta from other places

Kalakhunta lies about 55 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 37 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 Kalakhunta
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 17 km
Nearest town Saraipali 32 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 37 km
District headquarters Raigarh 55 km

Villages closest to Kalakhunta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalakhunta village had a population of 671. That makes it the 66th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Kalakhunta village has 332 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalakhunta has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kalakhunta is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalakhunta covers 127.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalakhunta falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kalakhunta is Bargarh Road, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kalakhunta.

Kalakhunta is about 55 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalakhunta is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 17 km away. Saraipali is about 32 km away. Bargarh Road is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Limpali (under 2 km), Dhosarbahal (1.6 km) and Tarekela (1.8 km).

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

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