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About Kalaicher Bazar Village

Kalaicher Bazar is a small village in Zikzak tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 163 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 712 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalaicher Bazar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaicher Bazar village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Zikzak
Pincode 794115
Population 279
Male Population 163
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 712
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalaicher Bazar compares

By the 2011 count Kalaicher Bazar is the 107th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 347 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kalaicher Bazar

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

Kalaicher Bazar lies about 11 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 61 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 Kalaicher Bazar
Nearest town Tura under 2 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Zikzak 34 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 61 km

Villages closest to Kalaicher Bazar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zikzak 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 Kalaicher Bazar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaicher Bazar village had a population of 279. That makes it the 107th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 347 residents.

Kalaicher Bazar village has 163 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaicher Bazar has about 712 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kalaicher Bazar is 794115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalaicher Bazar falls under Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Kalaicher Bazar is Mendipathar, about 61 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalaicher Bazar.

Kalaicher Bazar is about 11 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalaicher Bazar is in Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Tura is about under 2 km away. West Garo Hills is about 11 km away. Zikzak is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daspara (under 2 km), Ghegapara (31 km) and Bengdapara (32 km).

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

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