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About Kalhajhor Village

Kalhajhor is a mid sized village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,137, made up of 572 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalhajhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalhajhor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Kathikund
Pincode 814103
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 1,137
Male Population 572
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalhajhor compares

By the 2011 count Kalhajhor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Kalhajhor

Kalhajhor is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kalhajhor as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kalhajhor from other places

Kalhajhor lies about 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 19 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 Kalhajhor
Nearest railway station Harinsing 19 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathikund 34 km
District headquarters Dumka 34 km

Villages closest to Kalhajhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalhajhor village had a population of 1,137. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Kalhajhor village has 572 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalhajhor has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Kalhajhor is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalhajhor covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalhajhor falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalhajhor is Harinsing, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalhajhor.

Kalhajhor is about 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalhajhor is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 19 km away. Nalhāti is about 31 km away. Kathikund is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (1.9 km), Daldali (3.7 km) and Balia (4.4 km).

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

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