About Kalapahar Village

Kalapahar is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,846, made up of 985 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalapahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalapahar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	76 hectares
Population	1,846
Male Population	985
Female Population	861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalapahar compares

By the 2011 count Kalapahar is the 24th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kalapahar

Kalapahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalapahar as Available within village. 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 Kalapahar from other places

Kalapahar lies about 17 km from Palamu. 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 Kalapahar
Nearest town	Gumia	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatarpur	17 km
District headquarters	Palamu	17 km

Villages closest to Kalapahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalapahar village had a population of 1,846. That makes it the 24th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Kalapahar village has 985 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalapahar has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kalapahar is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalapahar covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalapahar falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kalapahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalapahar.

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

Kalapahar is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Gumia is about 5.4 km away. Chhatarpur is about 17 km away. Palamu is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.