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About Kalaia Village

Kalaia is a mid sized village in Hat Gamharia tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,334, made up of 645 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 722 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Hat Gamharia
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 722 hectares
Population 1,334
Male Population 645
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
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 Kalaia compares

By the 2011 count Kalaia is the 22nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents. Its 722 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kalaia

Kalaia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalaia 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. The nearest villages by name are Iligara, Jaipur, Jairpi and Jamdiha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kalaia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaia village had a population of 1,334. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents.

Kalaia village has 645 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaia has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kalaia is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalaia covers 722 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalaia falls under Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

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

Kalaia is in Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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