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About Kultala Village

Kultala is a mid sized village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 290 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kultala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kultala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712122
Area (hectares) 94.24 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 290
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kultala compares

By the 2011 count Kultala is the 76th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 94.24 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kultala

Kultala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kultala as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kultala from other places

Kultala lies about 21 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 3.5 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 Kultala
Nearest railway station Bira 3.5 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat II 21 km
District headquarters Hugli 21 km

Villages closest to Kultala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat II 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 Kultala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kultala village had a population of 556. That makes it the 76th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Kultala village has 290 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kultala has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kultala is 712122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kultala covers 94.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kultala falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kultala is Bira, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kultala.

Kultala is about 21 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kultala is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Bira is about 3.5 km away. Bārāsat is about 8.5 km away. Goghat II is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (under 2 km), Daulatbati (5.7 km) and Badanganj (7.6 km).

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

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