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About Kalai Village

Kalai is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 512 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 469.15 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 512
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalai compares

By the 2011 count Kalai is the 127th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 469.15 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kalai

Kalai 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 Kalai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kalai from other places

Kalai lies about 33 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 4.4 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 Kalai
Tehsil headquarters Arang 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 4.4 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 33 km

Villages closest to Kalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalai village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 127th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Kalai village has 512 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalai has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kalai is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalai covers 469.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalai falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kalai is Arang Mahanadi, about 4.4 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalai.

Kalai is about 33 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalai is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 4.0 km away. Arang Mahanadi is about 4.4 km away. Mahāsamund is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghumra Bhatha (2.0 km), Bodara (2.3 km) and Khamtarai 1 (2.3 km).

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

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