About Kalam Village

Kalam is one of the larger villages in Matigara tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,664, made up of 3,280 males and 2,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalam village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Matigara
Pincode	734012
Area (hectares)	195.06 hectares
Population	5,664
Male Population	3,280
Female Population	2,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	727
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalam compares

By the 2011 count Kalam is the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 195.06 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kalam

Kalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jhauguri, Jhauguri Chhat, Jitu and Jugibhita. 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.

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Common questions about Kalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalam village had a population of 5,664. That makes it the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Kalam village has 3,280 males and 2,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalam has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kalam is 734012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalam covers 195.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalam falls under Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalam.

Kalam is in Matigara tehsil of Darjiling 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.