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About Kaliyani Village

Kaliyani is a large village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,094, made up of 2,117 males and 1,977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliyani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliyani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816115
Area (hectares) 262 hectares
Population 4,094
Male Population 2,117
Female Population 1,977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kaliyani compares

By the 2011 count Kaliyani is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 262 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kaliyani

The census records public bus service for Kaliyani as Available within 5 - 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaliyani from other places

Kaliyani lies about 12 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Maharajpur, about under 2 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 Kaliyani
Nearest railway station Maharajpur under 2 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 12 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 13 km

Villages closest to Kaliyani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliyani village had a population of 4,094. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Kaliyani village has 2,117 males and 1,977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliyani has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kaliyani is 816115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliyani covers 262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kaliyani falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaliyani is Maharajpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kaliyani.

Kaliyani is about 12 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliyani is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Maharajpur is about under 2 km away. Sahibganj is about 12 km away. Sāhibganj 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 Dhanbad (under 2 km), Mande (under 2 km) and Maharajpur Bazar (under 2 km).

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

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