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About Kalagaon Village

Kalagaon is a mid sized village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 290 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 725.43 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 290
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalagaon compares

By the 2011 count Kalagaon is the 37th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 725.43 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kalagaon

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

Kalagaon lies about 28 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 12 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 Kalagaon
Nearest railway station Gudum 12 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 28 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 28 km

Villages closest to Kalagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalagaon village had a population of 574. That makes it the 37th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Kalagaon village has 290 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalagaon has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kalagaon is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalagaon covers 725.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalagaon falls under Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kalagaon is Gudum, about 12 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 Kalagaon.

Kalagaon is about 28 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.

Kalagaon is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Gudum is about 12 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 24 km away. Durgkondal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duwa (2.5 km), Hatkondal (2.7 km) and Kalangpuri (3.0 km).

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

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