Village · Sherghati, Gaya # Kalandara Kalandara is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 911 people in 148 households, the 45th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 911 people (2011) - 148 households - 54.7% literacy - 963 females per 1,000 males ## Kalandara PIN code and other codes Kalandara falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Kachauri - Community development block Sherghati - Census village code 256310 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kalandara from nearby towns? - Sherghati (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Gaya (district HQ) 57 km by road - Sherghati (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kalandara? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Kalandara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sherghati - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gaya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kalandara known for? The main crops are paddy. About 13% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kalandara Of every 100 households in Kalandara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalandara · ■ Sherghati rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 8% - Toilet within the home 2% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 82% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 22% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 33% 42% - Television 1% 6% - Mobile phone 24% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 51% 35% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kalandara? ■ Kalandara · ■ Sherghati rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.7% 59.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 941 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 936 997 - Working population 51.5% 38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.3% for men and 51.0% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 86 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 329 (70%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 10 (2%) · ■ Marginal 41 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sherghati - Ratanpura 988 people - Majhanpur 974 people - Ismailpur 969 people - Mansa Bigha 945 people - Manjhar 845 people - Jamuain 843 people - Mohiuddinpur 841 people - Ghorjara 801 people All 86 villages in Sherghati ## Quick answers - How far is Kalandara from Gaya? 57 km by road - What is the population of Kalandara? 911 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalandara in? Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kalandara? 54.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/kalandara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.