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About Kalitanr Village

Kalitanr is a mid sized village in Baliapur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 501 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalitanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalitanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baliapur
Pincode 828201
Area (hectares) 205 hectares
Population 943
Male Population 501
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalitanr compares

By the 2011 count Kalitanr is the 43rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kalitanr

The census records public bus service for Kalitanr as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kalitanr from other places

Kalitanr lies about 23 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Tetulmari, about 22 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 Kalitanr
Nearest railway station Tetulmari 22 km
Nearest town Giridih 23 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Baliapur 33 km

Villages closest to Kalitanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalitanr village had a population of 943. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Kalitanr village has 501 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalitanr has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kalitanr is 828201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalitanr covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalitanr falls under Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalitanr is Tetulmari, about 22 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalitanr.

Kalitanr is about 23 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalitanr is in Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Tetulmari is about 22 km away. Giridih is about 23 km away. Dhanbad is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmatanr (23 km), Saulapur (25 km) and Amtal (28 km).

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

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