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About Kaligara Village

Kaligara is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 632 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.81 hectares hectares.

Kaligara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaligara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 98.81 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 632
Female Population 598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaligara compares

By the 2011 count Kaligara is the 154th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 98.81 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kaligara

Kaligara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kaligara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kaligara from other places

Kaligara lies about 69 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Bridgemanganj, about 3.2 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 Kaligara
Nearest railway station Bridgemanganj 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 19 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 29 km
District headquarters Basti 69 km

Villages closest to Kaligara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaligara village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 154th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Kaligara village has 632 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaligara has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Kaligara covers 98.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaligara falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaligara is Bridgemanganj, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kaligara.

Kaligara is about 69 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaligara is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bridgemanganj is about 3.2 km away. Harraiya is about 19 km away. Mehndāwal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikandarpur Khas (under 2 km), Andhanpur (under 2 km) and Dharampur (under 2 km).

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

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