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About Kagas Village

Kagas is a large village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,635, made up of 1,356 males and 1,279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kagas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kagas village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 507.01 hectares
Population 2,635
Male Population 1,356
Female Population 1,279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kagas compares

By the 2011 count Kagas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 507.01 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kagas

Kagas is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kagas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jinaipur, Jiui, Jollo and Juita. 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 Kagas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kagas village had a population of 2,635. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Kagas village has 1,356 males and 1,279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kagas has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kagas is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kagas covers 507.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kagas falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kagas notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kagas.

Kagas is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum 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 Kagas today is likely to be higher.

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