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About Kalagaity Village

Kalagaity is a small village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 157 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalagaity Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalagaity village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735229
Area (hectares) 419.7 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 157
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalagaity compares

By the 2011 count Kalagaity is the 92nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 419.7 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kalagaity

Kalagaity is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalagaity as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Haihaipathar, Hanskhali, Jhar Majhgram and Jhar Matiali. 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.

Common questions about Kalagaity

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalagaity village had a population of 301. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Kalagaity village has 157 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalagaity has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kalagaity is 735229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalagaity covers 419.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalagaity falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalagaity.

Kalagaity is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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.

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

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