About Kalinga Village

Kalinga is a mid sized village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 462 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalinga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalinga village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Tehsil	Chapra
Pincode	741166
Area (hectares)	212.71 hectares
Population	892
Male Population	462
Female Population	430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalinga compares

By the 2011 count Kalinga is the 70th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents. Its 212.71 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kalinga

Kalinga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalinga 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hatkhola, Hatra, Hridaypur and Ichhapur. 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.

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Common questions about Kalinga

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalinga village had a population of 892. That makes it the 70th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents.

Kalinga village has 462 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalinga has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kalinga is 741166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalinga covers 212.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalinga falls under Chapra tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalinga notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Kalinga.

Kalinga is in Chapra tehsil of Nadia 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.