# Kalajhari Village, Gorumahisani, Mayurbhanj (Odisha)

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Village · Gorumahisani, Mayurbhanj 

# Kalajhari

Kalajhari is a village in Gorumahisani sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757048**. The 2011 Census counted **135 people in 38 households**, the 95th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 135people (2011)
- 38households
- 52.1%literacy
- 757048PIN code

## Kalajhari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalajhari is 757048.** Kalajhari falls in Gorumahisani sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757048
- Gram panchayatLuhasila
- Community development blockBijatola
- Census village code387821

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

## How far is Kalajhari from nearby towns?

- Gorumahisani (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)65 km by road
- Rairangpur (nearest town)16 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 Kalajhari?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalajhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Luhasila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rairangapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rairangapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 21 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 Kalajhari known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. Products made here include leaf plates. About 66% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kalajhari

Of every 100 households in Kalajhari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalajhari · ■ Gorumahisani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****33%**

**47%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Kalajhari?

■ Kalajhari · ■ Gorumahisani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**951

Working population ****59.3%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 46.0% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (15%) · **■** Marginal 22 (28%)

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 Gorumahisani

- Mankadgoda145 people
- Naupada145 people
- Kalajhari hill141 people
- Balikhani136 people
- Budamara129 people
- Lado125 people
- Balarampur123 people
- Baliam122 people

[All 142 villages in Gorumahisani](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/gorumahisani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalajhari?757048
- How far is Kalajhari from Baripada?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kalajhari?135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalajhari in?Mayurbhanj district (Gorumahisani sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kalajhari?52.1% (Census 2011)
