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About Kaliganj Village

Kaliganj is a small village in Dinhata I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 217 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Dinhata I
Pincode 736135
Area (hectares) 31.34 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 217
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
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 Kaliganj compares

By the 2011 count Kaliganj is the 114th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,202 residents. Its 31.34 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kaliganj

Kaliganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaliganj 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 Jarabari Dwitia Khanda, Jarabari Pratham Khanda, Jarihallanadi and Jhuripara. 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 Kaliganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliganj village had a population of 400. That makes it the 114th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,202 residents.

Kaliganj village has 217 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliganj has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kaliganj is 736135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliganj covers 31.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaliganj falls under Dinhata I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kaliganj 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 Kaliganj.

Kaliganj is in Dinhata I tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Kaliganj today is likely to be higher.

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