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About Kalani Village

Kalani is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,372, made up of 712 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.27 hectares hectares.

Kalani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 162.27 hectares
Population 1,372
Male Population 712
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalani compares

By the 2011 count Kalani is the 78th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 162.27 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kalani

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

Kalani lies about 20 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Saidraja, about 19 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 Kalani
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Saidraja 19 km
District headquarters Chandauli 20 km

Villages closest to Kalani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalani village had a population of 1,372. That makes it the 78th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Kalani village has 712 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalani has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Kalani covers 162.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalani falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalani is Saidraja, about 19 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 and private bus service as Available for Kalani.

Kalani is about 20 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalani is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 9.7 km away. Saidraja is about 19 km away. Chandauli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraon (under 2 km), Wallipur (1.7 km) and Pasthua (1.8 km).

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

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