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About Kalamba Village

Kalamba is a mid sized village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,380, made up of 719 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727 hectares hectares.

Kalamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalamba village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 727 hectares
Population 1,380
Male Population 719
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalamba compares

By the 2011 count Kalamba is the 61st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 727 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kalamba

Kalamba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalamba as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kalamba from other places

Kalamba lies about 39 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Chondi, about 17 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 Kalamba
Nearest railway station Chondi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Basmath 18 km
Nearest town Basmat 18 km
District headquarters Hingoli 39 km

Villages closest to Kalamba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalamba village had a population of 1,380. That makes it the 61st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Kalamba village has 719 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalamba has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Kalamba covers 727 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalamba falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kalamba is Chondi, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalamba.

Kalamba is about 39 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalamba is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Chondi is about 17 km away. Basmath is about 18 km away. Basmat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gunda (1.8 km), Darephal (2.9 km) and Karanji (3.0 km).

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

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