About Kaliganj Village

Kaliganj is one of the larger villages in Kaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,575, made up of 4,430 males and 4,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741150, 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	Nadia
Tehsil	Kaliganj
Pincode	741150
Area (hectares)	467.41 hectares
Population	8,575
Male Population	4,430
Female Population	4,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
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 Kaliganj compares

By the 2011 count Kaliganj is the 6th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents. Its 467.41 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kaliganj

Kaliganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaliganj 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 Kaliganj from other places

Kaliganj lies about 38 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Pagla Chandi, about 7.6 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 Kaliganj
Nearest railway station	Pagla Chandi	7.6 km
Nearest town	Kātoya	14 km
District headquarters	Nadia	38 km

Villages closest to Kaliganj

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

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Common questions about Kaliganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliganj village had a population of 8,575. That makes it the 6th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents.

Kaliganj village has 4,430 males and 4,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliganj has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kaliganj is 741150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliganj covers 467.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kaliganj falls under Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaliganj is Pagla Chandi, about 7.6 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 Kaliganj.

Kaliganj is about 38 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliganj is in Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district. Pagla Chandi is about 7.6 km away. Kātoya is about 14 km away. Nadia is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.