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About Kalakata Village

Kalakata is a mid sized village in Cooch Behar I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 415 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalakata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar I
Pincode 736134
Area (hectares) 65.61 hectares
Population 818
Male Population 415
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalakata compares

By the 2011 count Kalakata is the 101st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 65.61 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kalakata

Kalakata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalakata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalakata from other places

Kalakata lies about 32 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Falakata, about 2.5 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 Kalakata
Nearest town Fālākāta under 2 km
Nearest railway station Falakata 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Cooch Behar I 32 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 32 km

Villages closest to Kalakata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cooch Behar I 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 Kalakata

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalakata village had a population of 818. That makes it the 101st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Kalakata village has 415 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalakata has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kalakata is 736134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalakata covers 65.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalakata falls under Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalakata is Falakata, about 2.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalakata.

Kalakata is about 32 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalakata is in Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Fālākāta is about under 2 km away. Falakata is about 2.5 km away. Cooch Behar I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoramara (18 km), Dakshin Putimari Phuleswari (19 km) and Paitakapara (23 km).

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

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