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About Kalajhor Village

Kalajhor is a mid sized village in Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 321 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831012, 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 Golmuri Cum Jugsalai
Pincode 831012
Area (hectares) 399.22 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 321
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalajhor compares

By the 2011 count Kalajhor is the 50th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 399.22 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 998.

Getting to Kalajhor

Kalajhor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalajhor as Available within <5 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Golmuri Cum Jugsalai 20 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 Golmuri Cum Jugsalai 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 633. That makes it the 50th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Kalajhor village has 321 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalajhor has about 972 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 998.

The pincode recorded for Kalajhor is 831012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalajhor covers 399.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalajhor falls under Golmuri Cum Jugsalai 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 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 Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Galudih is about 4.5 km away. Ghātsīla is about 9.6 km away. Golmuri Cum Jugsalai 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 Haludbani (1.9 km), Shalbani (1.9 km) and Hurlung (14 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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