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About Kalgatar Village

Kalgatar is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 244 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalgatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalgatar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 108.65 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 244
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalgatar compares

By the 2011 count Kalgatar is the 96th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 108.65 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kalgatar

Kalgatar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalgatar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalgatar from other places

Kalgatar lies about 49 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 46 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 Kalgatar
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 9.4 km
Nearest town Saraipali 30 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 46 km
District headquarters Raigarh 49 km

Villages closest to Kalgatar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalgatar village had a population of 494. That makes it the 96th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Kalgatar village has 244 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalgatar has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kalgatar is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalgatar covers 108.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalgatar falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kalgatar is Bargarh Road, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kalgatar is about 49 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalgatar is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 9.4 km away. Saraipali is about 30 km away. Bargarh Road is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanpali (under 2 km), Sawantkut (under 2 km) and Chhuhipali (under 2 km).

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

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