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About Kalha Village

Kalha is a small village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 208 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 302.3 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 208
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 Kalha compares

By the 2011 count Kalha is the 89th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 302.3 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kalha

Kalha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalha 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. The nearest villages by name are Harup, Hesadi, Hurumda and Jhabri. 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.

Common questions about Kalha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalha village had a population of 422. That makes it the 89th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Kalha village has 208 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalha has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kalha is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalha covers 302.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalha falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalha notes the nearest railway station 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 Kalha.

Kalha is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya 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.

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

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