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About Kalinga Village

Kalinga is a large village in Baduria tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,578, made up of 1,303 males and 1,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743401, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baduria
Pincode 743401
Area (hectares) 148.65 hectares
Population 2,578
Male Population 1,303
Female Population 1,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalinga compares

By the 2011 count Kalinga is the 47th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents. Its 148.65 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kalinga

Kalinga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalinga as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jadurhati Khaspur, Jagannathpur, Jangalpur and Jashaikati. 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 Kalinga

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalinga village had a population of 2,578. That makes it the 47th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents.

Kalinga village has 1,303 males and 1,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalinga has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kalinga is 743401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalinga covers 148.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalinga falls under Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalinga.

Kalinga is in Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Kalinga today is likely to be higher.

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