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About Kaliha Village

Kaliha is a small village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 93 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733103
Area (hectares) 76.89 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 93
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
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 Kaliha compares

By the 2011 count Kaliha is the 262nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 76.89 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kaliha

Kaliha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaliha 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. The nearest villages by name are Jotgopal, Kadmathail, Kaigram and Kajialsi. 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 Kaliha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliha village had a population of 171. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Kaliha village has 93 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliha has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kaliha is 733103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliha covers 76.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaliha falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kaliha notes the nearest railway station 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 Kaliha.

Kaliha is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Kaliha today is likely to be higher.

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