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About Kalaiya Village

Kalaiya is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,645, made up of 833 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 806.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jagannathpur
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 806.12 hectares
Population 1,645
Male Population 833
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalaiya compares

By the 2011 count Kalaiya is the 13th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 806.12 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kalaiya

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

How far is Kalaiya from other places

Kalaiya lies about 46 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dangoaposi, about 1.9 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 Kalaiya
Nearest railway station Dangoaposi 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagannathpur 6.6 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 24 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 46 km

Villages closest to Kalaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaiya village had a population of 1,645. That makes it the 13th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Kalaiya village has 833 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaiya has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kalaiya is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalaiya covers 806.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalaiya falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalaiya is Dangoaposi, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kalaiya.

Kalaiya is about 46 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalaiya is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Dangoaposi is about 1.9 km away. Jagannathpur is about 6.6 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kendua (1.5 km), Durirta (2.3 km) and Danguwapasi (2.5 km).

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

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