About Kaliganj Village

Kaliganj is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 20 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Kaliganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	91 hectares
Population	40
Male Population	20
Female Population	20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaliganj compares

By the 2011 count Kaliganj is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kaliganj

Kaliganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kaliganj as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaliganj from other places

Kaliganj lies about 87 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 29 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 Kaliganj
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	22 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	31 km
District headquarters	Katihar	87 km

Villages closest to Kaliganj

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

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Common questions about Kaliganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliganj village had a population of 40. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Kaliganj village has 20 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliganj has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Kaliganj covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaliganj falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaliganj is Araria Court, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kaliganj is about 87 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliganj is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Bahādurganj is about 22 km away. Araria Court is about 29 km away. Kadwa is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.