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About Kalajhor Village

Kalajhor is a mid sized village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 268 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares.

Kalajhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalajhor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakulia
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 268
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalajhor compares

By the 2011 count Kalajhor is the 74th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kalajhor

Kalajhor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalajhor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalajhor from other places

Kalajhor lies about 20 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Galudih, about 4.5 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 Kalajhor
Nearest railway station Galudih 4.5 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 9.6 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakulia 34 km

Villages closest to Kalajhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalajhor village had a population of 532. That makes it the 74th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Kalajhor village has 268 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalajhor has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Kalajhor covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalajhor falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalajhor is Galudih, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalajhor.

Kalajhor is about 20 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalajhor is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Galudih is about 4.5 km away. Ghātsīla is about 9.6 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankati (4.5 km), Kashiya (9.7 km) and Benasholi (9.7 km).

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

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