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About Kalaguju Village

Kalaguju is a small village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 251 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalaguju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaguju village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 251
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalaguju compares

By the 2011 count Kalaguju is the 58th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kalaguju

Kalaguju is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalaguju as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalaguju from other places

Kalaguju lies about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 13 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 Kalaguju
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 4.5 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 13 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 19 km

Villages closest to Kalaguju

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaguju village had a population of 472. That makes it the 58th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Kalaguju village has 251 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaguju has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kalaguju is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalaguju covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalaguju falls under Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalaguju is Mahali Marup, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalaguju.

Kalaguju is about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalaguju is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Saraikela is about 4.5 km away. Gobindpur is about 12 km away. Mahali Marup is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalapathar (under 2 km), Senisidma (under 2 km) and Baralupung (under 2 km).

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

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