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About Kalechak Village

Kalechak is a small village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 161 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.78 hectares hectares.

Kalechak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalechak village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 21.78 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 161
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalechak compares

By the 2011 count Kalechak is the 325th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 21.78 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kalechak

Kalechak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalechak as Available within 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 Kalechak from other places

Kalechak lies about 20 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 17 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 Kalechak
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 10 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 17 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 20 km

Villages closest to Kalechak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalechak village had a population of 317. That makes it the 325th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Kalechak village has 161 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalechak has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Kalechak covers 21.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalechak falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalechak is Sahjanwa, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Kalechak.

Kalechak is about 20 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalechak is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 10 km away. Sahjanwa is about 17 km away. Gorakhpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakdaniyal (under 2 km), Chakmali Urf Bithua (under 2 km) and Chakramchander (under 2 km).

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

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