About Kalhawar Village

Kalhawar is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,687, made up of 849 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalhawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalhawar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dumri
Pincode	825107
Area (hectares)	483 hectares
Population	1,687
Male Population	849
Female Population	838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalhawar compares

By the 2011 count Kalhawar is the 41st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 483 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kalhawar

Kalhawar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalhawar as Available within 10+ 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 Kalhawar from other places

Kalhawar lies about 32 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 2.7 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 Kalhawar
Nearest railway station	Chegro	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumri	6.1 km
Nearest town	Gomoh	21 km
District headquarters	Giridih	32 km

Villages closest to Kalhawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalhawar village had a population of 1,687. That makes it the 41st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Kalhawar village has 849 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalhawar has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kalhawar is 825107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalhawar covers 483 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalhawar falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalhawar is Chegro, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kalhawar.

Kalhawar is about 32 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalhawar is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chegro is about 2.7 km away. Dumri is about 6.1 km away. Gomoh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.