About Kalam Village

Kalam is a mid sized village in Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 606 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalam village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Sadar
Pincode	766001
Area (hectares)	331 hectares
Population	1,207
Male Population	606
Female Population	601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalam compares

By the 2011 count Kalam is the 24th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 501 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kalam

Kalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jugasaipatna, Jurkabhata Alias Musiguda, Kabangheju and Kachharpadar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Kalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalam village had a population of 1,207. That makes it the 24th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 501 residents.

Kalam village has 606 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalam has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kalam is 766001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalam covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalam falls under Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Kalam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalam.

Kalam is in Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.