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About Kulgachhi Village

Kulgachhi is a large village in Tehatta II tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,996, made up of 2,003 males and 1,993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulgachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Tehatta II
Pincode 741156
Area (hectares) 341.15 hectares
Population 3,996
Male Population 2,003
Female Population 1,993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Kulgachhi is the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,726 residents. Its 341.15 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kulgachhi

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

Kulgachhi lies about 20 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Krishnanagar City Junction, about 8.4 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 Kulgachhi
Nearest town Krishnanagar 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Krishnanagar City Junction 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tehatta II 20 km
District headquarters Nadia 20 km

Villages closest to Kulgachhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tehatta II 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 Kulgachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulgachhi village had a population of 3,996. That makes it the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,726 residents.

Kulgachhi village has 2,003 males and 1,993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulgachhi has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kulgachhi is 741156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulgachhi covers 341.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kulgachhi falls under Tehatta II tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kulgachhi is Krishnanagar City Junction, about 8.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kulgachhi.

Kulgachhi is about 20 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulgachhi is in Tehatta II tehsil of Nadia district. Krishnanagar is about 8.0 km away. Krishnanagar City Junction is about 8.4 km away. Tehatta II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnanagar (8.0 km), Baraia (38 km) and Barnia (38 km).

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

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