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About Kalinagar Village

Kalinagar is a large village in Kaliachak III tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,567, made up of 2,367 males and 2,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak III
Pincode 732201
Area (hectares) 438.05 hectares
Population 4,567
Male Population 2,367
Female Population 2,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalinagar compares

By the 2011 count Kalinagar is the 22nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents. Its 438.05 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kalinagar

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

How far is Kalinagar from other places

Kalinagar lies about 32 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 9.9 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 Kalinagar
Nearest railway station Bhaluka Road 9.9 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliachak III 32 km
District headquarters Maldah 32 km

Villages closest to Kalinagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliachak III 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 Kalinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalinagar village had a population of 4,567. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents.

Kalinagar village has 2,367 males and 2,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalinagar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kalinagar is 732201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalinagar covers 438.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalinagar falls under Kaliachak III tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalinagar is Bhaluka Road, about 9.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalinagar.

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

Kalinagar is in Kaliachak III tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 9.9 km away. Sāhibganj is about 22 km away. Kaliachak III 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 Par Dakshin Baidyanathpur (under 2 km), Fatepur (3.0 km) and Babupur (5.4 km).

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

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