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About Kalajharna Village

Kalajharna is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,157, made up of 592 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalajharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalajharna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 239 hectares
Population 1,157
Male Population 592
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalajharna compares

By the 2011 count Kalajharna is the 16th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kalajharna

Kalajharna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalajharna as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalajharna from other places

Kalajharna lies about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 3.7 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 Kalajharna
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 3.7 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 14 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 23 km

Villages closest to Kalajharna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalajharna village had a population of 1,157. That makes it the 16th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Kalajharna village has 592 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalajharna has about 954 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kalajharna is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalajharna covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalajharna falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalajharna is Mahali Marup, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kalajharna is about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalajharna is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Mahali Marup is about 3.7 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 14 km away. Chāībāsa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asua (2.2 km), Nayasai (2.5 km) and Mahuldiha (2.6 km).

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

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