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About Kalipurranga Village

Kalipurranga is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 194 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalipurranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalipurranga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 194
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalipurranga compares

By the 2011 count Kalipurranga is the 129th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kalipurranga

Kalipurranga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalipurranga as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kalipurranga from other places

Kalipurranga lies about 35 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 24 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 Kalipurranga
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 24 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 35 km

Villages closest to Kalipurranga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalipurranga village had a population of 403. That makes it the 129th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Kalipurranga village has 194 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalipurranga has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kalipurranga is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalipurranga covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalipurranga falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalipurranga is Madankata Railway Station, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalipurranga.

Kalipurranga is about 35 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalipurranga is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 24 km away. Jāmtāra is about 24 km away. Jama is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baratanr (under 2 km), Bichkora (under 2 km) and Sarsabad (1.6 km).

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

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