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About Kalkalgutu Village

Kalkalgutu is a small village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 162 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkalgutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkalgutu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 162
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Kalkalgutu compares

By the 2011 count Kalkalgutu is the 72nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kalkalgutu

Kalkalgutu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalkalgutu 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 Kalkalgutu from other places

Kalkalgutu lies about 62 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 22 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 Kalkalgutu
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 22 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 35 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 62 km

Villages closest to Kalkalgutu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkalgutu village had a population of 316. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Kalkalgutu village has 162 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkalgutu has about 951 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 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kalkalgutu is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkalgutu covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalkalgutu falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalkalgutu is Badampahar, about 22 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 Kalkalgutu.

Kalkalgutu is about 62 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkalgutu is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 3.4 km away. Badampahar is about 22 km away. Karanjiā is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betajori (under 2 km), Sonaposi (under 2 km) and Baharia (under 2 km).

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

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