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About Kalajhor Village

Kalajhor is a mid sized village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 385 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalajhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalajhor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 374.29 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 385
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
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 Kalajhor compares

By the 2011 count Kalajhor is the 33rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 374.29 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kalajhor

Kalajhor is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kalajhor 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 Kalajhor from other places

Kalajhor lies about 17 km from Pakur. 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 Kalajhor
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 12 km
District headquarters Pakur 17 km

Villages closest to Kalajhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalajhor village had a population of 792. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Kalajhor village has 385 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalajhor has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kalajhor is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalajhor covers 374.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalajhor falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kalajhor notes the nearest railway station 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 Kalajhor.

Kalajhor is about 17 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalajhor is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 12 km away. Pakur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sugadih (under 2 km), Tagutola (2.6 km) and Jagatpur (3.2 km).

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

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