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About Kalighati Village

Kalighati is a mid sized village in Amber tehsil, in the district of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 430 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 303805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalighati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalighati village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaipur
Tehsil Amber
Pincode 303805
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 430
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalighati compares

By the 2011 count Kalighati is the 131st largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,671 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kalighati

Kalighati is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalighati as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalighati from other places

Kalighati lies about 25 km from Jaipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhaton-Ki-Gali, about 16 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 Kalighati
Nearest town Chaumu 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Amber 16 km
Nearest railway station Bhaton-Ki-Gali 16 km
District headquarters Jaipur 25 km

Villages closest to Kalighati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalighati village had a population of 808. That makes it the 131st largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,671 residents.

Kalighati village has 430 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalighati has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Kalighati is 303805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalighati covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalighati falls under Amber tehsil of Jaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kalighati is Bhaton-Ki-Gali, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalighati.

Kalighati is about 25 km from Jaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalighati is in Amber tehsil of Jaipur district. Chaumu is about 16 km away. Amber is about 16 km away. Bhaton-Ki-Gali is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sar (2.2 km), Bilonchi (2.2 km) and Pokharawala Anandpura (2.7 km).

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

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