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About Kalkha Village

Kalkha is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 434 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 857
Male Population 434
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalkha compares

By the 2011 count Kalkha is the 25th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kalkha

The census records public bus service for Kalkha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kalkha from other places

Kalkha lies about 26 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 16 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 Kalkha
Tehsil headquarters Borio 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 16 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 25 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 26 km

Villages closest to Kalkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkha village had a population of 857. That makes it the 25th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Kalkha village has 434 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkha has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kalkha is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkha covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalkha falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalkha is Kalian Chak, about 16 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 km distance for Kalkha.

Kalkha is about 26 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkha is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 2.0 km away. Kalian Chak is about 16 km away. Rājmahal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanela (under 2 km), Bichpura (under 2 km) and Telo (1.5 km).

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

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