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About Kalhajhor Village

Kalhajhor is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 121 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalhajhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalhajhor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 121
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
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 Kalhajhor compares

By the 2011 count Kalhajhor is the 72nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 992.

Getting to Kalhajhor

Kalhajhor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalhajhor 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 Kalhajhor from other places

Kalhajhor lies about 16 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, 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 Kalhajhor
Nearest railway station Karanpurato under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 5.4 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 16 km

Villages closest to Kalhajhor

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 Kalhajhor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalhajhor village had a population of 258. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Kalhajhor village has 121 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalhajhor has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kalhajhor is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalhajhor covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalhajhor falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalhajhor is Karanpurato, about under 2 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 Kalhajhor.

Kalhajhor is about 16 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalhajhor is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about under 2 km away. Taljhari is about 5.4 km away. Rājmahal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamalpur (under 2 km), Khairasol (under 2 km) and Gamhariya (under 2 km).

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

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