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About Kalighai Village

Kalighai is a small village in Ghatgaon tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 112 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalighai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalighai village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Ghatgaon
Pincode 758029
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 112
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalighai compares

By the 2011 count Kalighai is the 116th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kalighai

Kalighai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalighai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gopinathapur, Haladharapur, Harichanduapur and Hatinota. 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 Kalighai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalighai village had a population of 235. That makes it the 116th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Kalighai village has 112 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalighai has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kalighai is 758029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalighai covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalighai falls under Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The census record for Kalighai 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 km distance for Kalighai.

Kalighai is in Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar 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 Kalighai today is likely to be higher.

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