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About Kaligaon Village

Kaligaon is a small village in Zikzak tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 54 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaligaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaligaon village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Zikzak
Pincode 794001
Population 118
Male Population 54
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaligaon compares

By the 2011 count Kaligaon is the 187th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 347 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kaligaon

Kaligaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaligaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalaigaon Katabaripara, Kalaigaon Mondolpara, Kalaigaon Nayapara and Kalaigoan. 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 Kaligaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaligaon village had a population of 118. That makes it the 187th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 347 residents.

Kaligaon village has 54 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaligaon has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kaligaon is 794001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The census record for Kaligaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kaligaon.

Kaligaon is in Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills 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 Kaligaon today is likely to be higher.

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