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About Kalianai Village

Kalianai is a large village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,689, made up of 1,393 males and 1,296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalianai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalianai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 743423
Area (hectares) 143.56 hectares
Population 2,689
Male Population 1,393
Female Population 1,296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Kalianai compares

By the 2011 count Kalianai is the 22nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 143.56 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kalianai

The census records public bus service for Kalianai 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalianai from other places

Kalianai lies about 24 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 4.9 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 Kalianai
Nearest railway station Bira 4.9 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 24 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Kalianai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat I 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 Kalianai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalianai village had a population of 2,689. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Kalianai village has 1,393 males and 1,296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalianai has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kalianai is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalianai covers 143.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalianai falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalianai is Bira, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kalianai.

Kalianai is about 24 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalianai is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bira is about 4.9 km away. Bārāsat is about 8.4 km away. Barasat I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotra (under 2 km), Narasinghapur (1.8 km) and Raghubirpur (2.4 km).

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

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