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About Kalapathar Village

Kalapathar is a mid sized village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 288 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalapathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalapathar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 63.31 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 288
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
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 Kalapathar compares

By the 2011 count Kalapathar is the 37th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 63.31 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kalapathar

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

Kalapathar lies about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 12 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 Kalapathar
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 4.1 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 12 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 19 km

Villages closest to Kalapathar

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 Kalapathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalapathar village had a population of 596. That makes it the 37th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Kalapathar village has 288 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalapathar has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Kalapathar covers 63.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalapathar is Mahali Marup, about 12 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 Kalapathar.

Kalapathar 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.

Kalapathar is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Saraikela is about 4.1 km away. Gobindpur is about 12 km away. Mahali Marup 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 Kalaguju (under 2 km), Baralupung (under 2 km) and Noagaon (under 2 km).

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

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