About Kalipathar Village

Kalipathar is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 187 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, 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	Shikaripara
Pincode	816103
Area (hectares)	214 hectares
Population	379
Male Population	187
Female Population	192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalipathar compares

By the 2011 count Kalipathar is the 134th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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 village. 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 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	Shikaripara	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 Shikaripara 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.

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Common questions about Kalipathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalipathar village had a population of 379. That makes it the 134th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Kalipathar village has 187 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalipathar has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kalipathar is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalipathar covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalipathar falls under Shikaripara 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance 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 Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Jāmtāra is about 26 km away. Jamtara is about 26 km away. Shikaripara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.