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About Kala Pathar Village

Kala Pathar is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,616, made up of 816 males and 800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kala Pathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala Pathar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 1,616
Male Population 816
Female Population 800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kala Pathar compares

By the 2011 count Kala Pathar is the 22nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kala Pathar

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

How far is Kala Pathar from other places

Kala Pathar lies about 63 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 12 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 Kala Pathar
Tehsil headquarters Potka 12 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 12 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 63 km

Villages closest to Kala Pathar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potka 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 Kala Pathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala Pathar village had a population of 1,616. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Kala Pathar village has 816 males and 800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala Pathar has about 980 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kala Pathar is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kala Pathar covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kala Pathar falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kala Pathar is Mahali Marup, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kala Pathar.

Kala Pathar is about 63 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kala Pathar is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Potka is about 12 km away. Gobindpur is about 12 km away. Mahali Marup is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharuyalupung (under 2 km), Putlupung (under 2 km) and Rugrisai (2.6 km).

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

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