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About Kalna Village

Kalna is a mid sized village in Kumarganj tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,943, made up of 1,013 males and 930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kumarganj
Pincode 733141
Area (hectares) 251.57 hectares
Population 1,943
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalna compares

By the 2011 count Kalna is the 16th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 251.57 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kalna

Kalna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalna as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jhaubari, Jhikakuri, Kaitara and Kajaltor. 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 Kalna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalna village had a population of 1,943. That makes it the 16th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Kalna village has 1,013 males and 930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalna has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kalna is 733141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalna covers 251.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalna falls under Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalna 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 - 10 km distance for Kalna.

Kalna is in Kumarganj 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 Kalna today is likely to be higher.

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