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About Kalgaon Village

Kalgaon is a mid sized village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,083, made up of 527 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 545.71 hectares
Population 1,083
Male Population 527
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kalgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 545.71 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kalgaon

Kalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalgaon 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 Kalgaon from other places

Kalgaon lies about 24 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 3.0 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 Kalgaon
Nearest railway station Antagarh 3.0 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 24 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 40 km

Villages closest to Kalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalgaon village had a population of 1,083. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Kalgaon village has 527 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalgaon has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kalgaon is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalgaon covers 545.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalgaon falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kalgaon is Antagarh, about 3.0 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 Kalgaon.

Kalgaon is about 24 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalgaon is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 3.0 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 24 km away. Nārāinpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taralkatta (2.2 km), Kuhche (2.6 km) and Kursel (2.7 km).

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

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