About Kalje Village

Kalje is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 110 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalje village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Lapung
Pincode	835234
Area (hectares)	132.18 hectares
Population	241
Male Population	110
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,191
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalje compares

By the 2011 count Kalje is the 75th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 132.18 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Kalje

Kalje is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalje as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kalje from other places

Kalje lies about 46 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 8.0 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 Kalje
Tehsil headquarters	Lapung	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	8.0 km
Nearest town	Khunti	32 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	46 km

Villages closest to Kalje

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalje village had a population of 241. That makes it the 75th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Kalje village has 110 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalje has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Kalje is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalje covers 132.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalje falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalje is Govindpur Road, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalje.

Kalje is about 46 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalje is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 3.9 km away. Govindpur Road is about 8.0 km away. Khunti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.