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About Kaliadanga Village

Kaliadanga is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 563 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742237
Area (hectares) 104.19 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 563
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaliadanga compares

By the 2011 count Kaliadanga is the 93rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 104.19 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kaliadanga

Kaliadanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaliadanga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaliadanga from other places

Kaliadanga lies about 50 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 Kaliadanga
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 50 km

Villages closest to Kaliadanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagardighi 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 Kaliadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliadanga village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Kaliadanga village has 563 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliadanga has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Kaliadanga is 742237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliadanga covers 104.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaliadanga falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaliadanga is Swadinpur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaliadanga.

Kaliadanga is about 50 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliadanga is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 3.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.3 km away. Sagardighi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuguridanga (under 2 km), Gobardhandanga (under 2 km) and Kanchia Bishnudanga (under 2 km).

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

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