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About Bara Kalhajor Village

Bara Kalhajor is a mid sized village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 465 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Kalhajor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Kalhajor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 816156
Area (hectares) 404.25 hectares
Population 917
Male Population 465
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Kalhajor compares

By the 2011 count Bara Kalhajor is the 12th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 404.25 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Bara Kalhajor

Bara Kalhajor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Kalhajor as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Kalhajor from other places

Bara Kalhajor lies about 73 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 8.9 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 Bara Kalhajor
Nearest railway station Chatra 8.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 29 km
District headquarters Godda 73 km

Villages closest to Bara Kalhajor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarpahari 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 Bara Kalhajor

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Kalhajor village had a population of 917. That makes it the 12th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Bara Kalhajor village has 465 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Kalhajor has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Bara Kalhajor is 816156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Kalhajor covers 404.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Kalhajor falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Kalhajor is Chatra, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bara Kalhajor.

Bara Kalhajor is about 73 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Kalhajor is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Chatra is about 8.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Sundarpahari is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Haripur (under 2 km), Bara Paktari (under 2 km) and Bara Palma (under 2 km).

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

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