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About Kalipathar Village

Kalipathar is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 85 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalipathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalipathar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ranishwar
Pincode 814144
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 85
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalipathar compares

By the 2011 count Kalipathar is the 152nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kalipathar

Kalipathar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalipathar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalipathar from other places

Kalipathar lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 26 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 Kalipathar
Nearest town Jāmtāra 26 km
Nearest railway station Jamtara 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranishwar 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 30 km

Villages closest to Kalipathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalipathar village had a population of 171. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Kalipathar village has 85 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalipathar has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kalipathar is 814144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalipathar covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalipathar falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalipathar is Jamtara, about 26 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 village for Kalipathar.

Kalipathar is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalipathar is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Jāmtāra is about 26 km away. Jamtara is about 26 km away. Ranishwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalipathar Chhit (under 2 km), Simla Pahari (5.5 km) and Alipur (6.8 km).

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

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