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About Kala Village

Kala is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 145 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 272 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 145
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kala compares

By the 2011 count Kala is the 97th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kala

Kala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kala from other places

Kala lies about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 28 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 Kala
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 28 km
Nearest town Khunti 33 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 41 km

Villages closest to Kala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala village had a population of 295. That makes it the 97th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kala village has 145 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kala is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kala covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kala falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kala is Sonua, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kala.

Kala is about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kala is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 8.9 km away. Sonua is about 28 km away. Khunti is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurkuburu (under 2 km), Erkora (under 2 km) and Champada (under 2 km).

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

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