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About Kuralgachha Village

Kuralgachha is a large village in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,381, made up of 1,257 males and 1,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuralgachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuralgachha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Deganga
Pincode 743424
Area (hectares) 181.12 hectares
Population 2,381
Male Population 1,257
Female Population 1,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuralgachha compares

By the 2011 count Kuralgachha is the 55th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 181.12 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kuralgachha

Kuralgachha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuralgachha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuralgachha from other places

Kuralgachha lies about 51 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalikapur, about 3.3 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 Kuralgachha
Nearest railway station Kalikapur 3.3 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Deganga 32 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 51 km

Villages closest to Kuralgachha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deganga 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 Kuralgachha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuralgachha village had a population of 2,381. That makes it the 55th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Kuralgachha village has 1,257 males and 1,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuralgachha has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kuralgachha is 743424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuralgachha covers 181.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kuralgachha falls under Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kuralgachha is Kalikapur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kuralgachha.

Kuralgachha is about 51 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.

Kuralgachha is in Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalikapur is about 3.3 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 6.5 km away. Deganga is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatkabaria (1.6 km), Raypur (3.6 km) and Sarabaria (5.9 km).

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

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