About Kalajhor Village

Kalajhor is a mid sized village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,113, made up of 566 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 750 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalajhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalajhor village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Ghatshila
Pincode	832303
Area (hectares)	750 hectares
Population	1,113
Male Population	566
Female Population	547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
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 20th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 750 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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
Tehsil headquarters	Ghatshila	9.6 km
Nearest town	Ghātsīla	9.6 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	20 km

Villages closest to Kalajhor

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

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Common questions about Kalajhor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalajhor village had a population of 1,113. That makes it the 20th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Kalajhor village has 566 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalajhor has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kalajhor is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalajhor covers 750 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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