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About Kalta Village

Kalta is a large village in Koida tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,532, made up of 1,380 males and 1,152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalta village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Koida
Pincode 770052
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 2,532
Male Population 1,380
Female Population 1,152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalta compares

By the 2011 count Kalta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kalta

Kalta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalta from other places

Kalta lies about 123 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Tupadih, about 10 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 Kalta
Tehsil headquarters Koida 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Tupadih 10 km
Nearest town Joda 22 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 123 km

Villages closest to Kalta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalta village had a population of 2,532. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Kalta village has 1,380 males and 1,152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalta has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kalta is 770052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalta covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalta falls under Koida tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kalta is Tupadih, about 10 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 village for Kalta.

Kalta is about 123 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalta is in Koida tehsil of Sundargarh district. Koida is about 7.5 km away. Tupadih is about 10 km away. Joda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumdihi (3.2 km), Jhirpani (3.3 km) and Kasira (5.8 km).

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

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