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About Kalidas Village

Kalidas is a large village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,097, made up of 1,578 males and 1,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalidas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalidas village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Pincode 855117
Area (hectares) 519 hectares
Population 3,097
Male Population 1,578
Female Population 1,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalidas compares

By the 2011 count Kalidas is the 25th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 519 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kalidas

The census records public bus service for Kalidas as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Jhokha Dangi, Jogi Gachh, Jogihara and Kala Singhia. 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.

Common questions about Kalidas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalidas village had a population of 3,097. That makes it the 25th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Kalidas village has 1,578 males and 1,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalidas has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kalidas is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalidas covers 519 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalidas falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Kalidas notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Kalidas is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj 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.

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

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