About Kalapahar Village

Kalapahar is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 364 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, 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	Patan
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	117.95 hectares
Population	692
Male Population	364
Female Population	328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 Kalapahar compares

By the 2011 count Kalapahar is the 72nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 117.95 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kalapahar

Kalapahar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kalapahar 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 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	Patan	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 Patan 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 692. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Kalapahar village has 364 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalapahar has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kalapahar is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalapahar covers 117.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalapahar falls under Patan 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Patan tehsil of Palamu district. Gumia is about 5.4 km away. Patan 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.