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About Kaijalia Village

Kaijalia is a large village in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,150, made up of 2,066 males and 2,084 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaijalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaijalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Darjeeling Pulbazar
Pincode 734201
Area (hectares) 416.42 hectares
Population 4,150
Male Population 2,066
Female Population 2,084
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaijalia compares

By the 2011 count Kaijalia is the 6th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 416.42 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kaijalia

Kaijalia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaijalia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kaijalia from other places

Kaijalia lies about 11 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 10 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 Kaijalia
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Darjeeling Pulbazar 11 km
District headquarters Darjiling 11 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 11 km

Villages closest to Kaijalia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darjeeling Pulbazar 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 Kaijalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaijalia village had a population of 4,150. That makes it the 6th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Kaijalia village has 2,066 males and 2,084 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaijalia has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kaijalia is 734201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaijalia covers 416.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaijalia falls under Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaijalia is Darjeeling, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaijalia.

Kaijalia is about 11 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaijalia is in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district. Darjeeling is about 10 km away. Darjeeling Pulbazar is about 11 km away. Darjiling is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhepi (under 2 km), Bijanbari (2.6 km) and Kankibong (2.8 km).

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

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