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About Kaliara Village

Kaliara is a mid sized village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,942, made up of 965 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712138
Area (hectares) 134.48 hectares
Population 1,942
Male Population 965
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaliara compares

By the 2011 count Kaliara is the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 134.48 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kaliara

Kaliara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kaliara as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaliara from other places

Kaliara lies about 43 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Talpur Halt, about 9.8 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 Kaliara
Nearest railway station Talpur Halt 9.8 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Singur 24 km
District headquarters Hugli 43 km

Villages closest to Kaliara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliara village had a population of 1,942. That makes it the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Kaliara village has 965 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliara has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kaliara is 712138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliara covers 134.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaliara falls under Singur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaliara is Talpur Halt, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kaliara.

Kaliara is about 43 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliara is in Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Talpur Halt is about 9.8 km away. Tarakeswar is about 11 km away. Singur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satgara (11 km), Gobindapur (12 km) and Chak Kalikabari (15 km).

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

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