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About Kalaighata Village

Kalaighata is a large village in Ranaghat I tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,723, made up of 1,436 males and 1,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalaighata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaighata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Ranaghat I
Pincode 741402
Area (hectares) 151.71 hectares
Population 2,723
Male Population 1,436
Female Population 1,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalaighata compares

By the 2011 count Kalaighata is the 17th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents. Its 151.71 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kalaighata

The census records public bus service for Kalaighata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gurpara, Habibpur, Jagapur and Jalkar Patuli. 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 Kalaighata

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaighata village had a population of 2,723. That makes it the 17th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents.

Kalaighata village has 1,436 males and 1,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaighata has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kalaighata is 741402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalaighata covers 151.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalaighata falls under Ranaghat I tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalaighata notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalaighata.

Kalaighata is in Ranaghat I 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.

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

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