# Kalapathar Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Kalapathar

Kalapathar is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,573 people in 398 households**, the 2nd largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 1,573people (2011)
- 398households
- 71.7%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Kalapathar PIN code and other codes

Kalapathar falls in Chakulia sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Community development blockChakulia
- Census village code364491

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kalapathar from nearby towns?

- Chakulia (district HQ)13 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kalapathar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kalapathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalapathar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 42% of the 539 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kalapathar

Of every 100 households in Kalapathar in 2011, 66 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalapathar · ■ Chakulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****60%**

**47%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kalapathar?

■ Kalapathar · ■ Chakulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**959

Working population ****46.3%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 60.8% for women. 58% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (12%) · **■** Marginal 626 (86%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chakulia

- Shyamsundarpur Aliasthakurba2,404 people
- Baramara1,534 people
- Bend1,513 people
- Metyabandi1,298 people
- Udal1,248 people

[All 269 villages in Chakulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalapathar from Chakulia?13 km by road
- What is the population of Kalapathar?1,573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalapathar in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kalapathar?71.7% (Census 2011)