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About Kaliagar Village

Kaliagar is a large village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,450, made up of 2,321 males and 2,129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712501
Area (hectares) 102.05 hectares
Population 4,450
Male Population 2,321
Female Population 2,129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kaliagar compares

By the 2011 count Kaliagar is the 8th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 102.05 hectares work out to about 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kaliagar

Kaliagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kaliagar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaliagar from other places

Kaliagar lies about 54 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Champahati, about 6.0 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 Kaliagar
Nearest railway station Champahati 6.0 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 33 km
District headquarters Hugli 54 km

Villages closest to Kaliagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliagar village had a population of 4,450. That makes it the 8th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Kaliagar village has 2,321 males and 2,129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliagar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kaliagar is 712501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliagar covers 102.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kaliagar falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaliagar is Champahati, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kaliagar is about 54 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliagar is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Champahati is about 6.0 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 10 km away. Balagarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mura Gachha (3.8 km), Asanpur (7.3 km) and Malancha (7.5 km).

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

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