About Kalighat Village

Kalighat is a mid sized village in Diglipur tehsil, in the district of North and Middle Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 909 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.02 hectares hectares.

Kalighat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalighat village
Description	Value
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	North and Middle Andaman
Tehsil	Diglipur
Area (hectares)	502.02 hectares
Population	1,759
Male Population	909
Female Population	850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalighat compares

By the 2011 count Kalighat is the 7th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 502.02 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Kalighat

Kalighat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalighat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hara Tikry, Haran Nallaha, Haridas Kattai and Hoari Bay. 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.

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Common questions about Kalighat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalighat village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 7th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Kalighat village has 909 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalighat has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 889.

Kalighat covers 502.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalighat falls under Diglipur tehsil of North and Middle Andaman district in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The census record for Kalighat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalighat.

Kalighat is in Diglipur tehsil of North and Middle Andaman 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.