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About Kalinagar Village

Kalinagar is a mid sized village in Faridpur Durgapur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 282 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713381, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Faridpur Durgapur
Pincode 713381
Area (hectares) 48.95 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 282
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Kalinagar compares

By the 2011 count Kalinagar is the 42nd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,779 residents. Its 48.95 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kalinagar

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

How far is Kalinagar from other places

Kalinagar lies about 22 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Rainagar, about 1.8 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 Kalinagar
Nearest railway station Rainagar 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Faridpur Durgapur 22 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 22 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 22 km

Villages closest to Kalinagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Faridpur Durgapur 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 Kalinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalinagar village had a population of 535. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,779 residents.

Kalinagar village has 282 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalinagar has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kalinagar is 713381. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalinagar covers 48.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalinagar falls under Faridpur Durgapur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalinagar is Rainagar, about 1.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalinagar.

Kalinagar is about 22 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalinagar is in Faridpur Durgapur tehsil of Barddhaman district. Rainagar is about 1.8 km away. Faridpur Durgapur is about 22 km away. Barddhaman is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arati (28 km).

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

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