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About Khalaigaon Village

Khalaigaon is a mid sized village in Mathabhanga II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 657 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalaigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalaigaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mathabhanga II
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 198.39 hectares
Population 1,240
Male Population 657
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khalaigaon compares

By the 2011 count Khalaigaon is the 53rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents. Its 198.39 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Khalaigaon

Khalaigaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khalaigaon as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gaybari, Ghughumari, Jhauguri and Jote Bholanath. 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 Khalaigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalaigaon village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents.

Khalaigaon village has 657 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalaigaon has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Khalaigaon is 736146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalaigaon covers 198.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khalaigaon falls under Mathabhanga II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khalaigaon 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 - 10 km distance for Khalaigaon.

Khalaigaon is in Mathabhanga II 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 Khalaigaon today is likely to be higher.

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