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About Pahari Kalan Village

Pahari Kalan is a mid sized village in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 293 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahari Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahari Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nilambar Pitambarpur
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 293
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pahari Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Pahari Kalan is the 65th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Pahari Kalan

Pahari Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pahari Kalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pahari Kalan from other places

Pahari Kalan lies about 30 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 21 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 Pahari Kalan
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 21 km
Nearest town Gumia 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Nilambar Pitambarpur 30 km
District headquarters Palamu 30 km

Villages closest to Pahari Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nilambar Pitambarpur 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 Pahari Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahari Kalan village had a population of 552. That makes it the 65th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Pahari Kalan village has 293 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahari Kalan has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Pahari Kalan is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahari Kalan covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pahari Kalan falls under Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pahari Kalan is Dumri Bihar, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pahari Kalan.

Pahari Kalan is about 30 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahari Kalan is in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 21 km away. Gumia is about 24 km away. Nilambar Pitambarpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahari Khurd (under 2 km), Oria Kalan (4.5 km) and Oria Khurd (4.7 km).

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

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