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About Kalajharna Village

Kalajharna is a small village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 212 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalajharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalajharna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 313.28 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 212
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalajharna compares

By the 2011 count Kalajharna is the 91st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 313.28 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kalajharna

Kalajharna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalajharna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jargarya, Jayapur, Jhariadi and Jharibad. 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 Kalajharna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalajharna village had a population of 393. That makes it the 91st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Kalajharna village has 212 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalajharna has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kalajharna is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalajharna covers 313.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalajharna falls under Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalajharna notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kalajharna.

Kalajharna is in Manbazar II 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 Kalajharna today is likely to be higher.

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