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About Kalgiganj Village

Kalgiganj is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,253, made up of 1,753 males and 1,500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalgiganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalgiganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 3,253
Male Population 1,753
Female Population 1,500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalgiganj compares

By the 2011 count Kalgiganj is the 18th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Kalgiganj

The census records public bus service for Kalgiganj as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalgiganj from other places

Kalgiganj lies about 30 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kahalgaon, about 3.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kalgiganj
Nearest railway station Kahalgaon 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 3.5 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Kalgiganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong tehsil.

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 Kalgiganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalgiganj village had a population of 3,253. That makes it the 18th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Kalgiganj village has 1,753 males and 1,500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalgiganj has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Kalgiganj is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalgiganj covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalgiganj falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kalgiganj is Kahalgaon, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalgiganj.

Kalgiganj is about 30 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalgiganj is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kahalgaon is about 3.4 km away. Colgong is about 3.5 km away. Bhagalpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shampur (under 2 km), Jan Mahammadpur (under 2 km) and Jan Mahammadpur Mahadeo (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kalgiganj today is likely to be higher.

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