About Kala Village

Kala is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 242 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Sainthia
Pincode	731234
Area (hectares)	133.89 hectares
Population	466
Male Population	242
Female Population	224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kala compares

By the 2011 count Kala is the 147th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 133.89 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kala

Kala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kala from other places

Kala lies about 31 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sainthia Junction, about 2.2 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 Kala
Nearest railway station	Sainthia Junction	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sainthia	2.3 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	31 km

Villages closest to Kala

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

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Common questions about Kala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala village had a population of 466. That makes it the 147th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Kala village has 242 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kala is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kala covers 133.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kala is Sainthia Junction, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kala.

Kala is about 31 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kala is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Sainthia Junction is about 2.2 km away. Sainthia is about 2.3 km away. Birbhum is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.