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About Upper Kalaichar Village

Upper Kalaichar is a mid sized village in Zikzak tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 343 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upper Kalaichar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upper Kalaichar village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Zikzak
Pincode 794001
Population 704
Male Population 343
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upper Kalaichar compares

By the 2011 count Upper Kalaichar is the 16th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 347 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Upper Kalaichar

Upper Kalaichar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Upper Kalaichar 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. The nearest villages by name are Tosildarpara, Tungrurchar, Ulubaripara and Upper Boldamgiri. 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 Upper Kalaichar

As per the Census of India 2011, Upper Kalaichar village had a population of 704. That makes it the 16th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 347 residents.

Upper Kalaichar village has 343 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upper Kalaichar has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

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

The census record for Upper Kalaichar notes the nearest railway station 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 Upper Kalaichar.

Upper Kalaichar 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 Upper Kalaichar today is likely to be higher.

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