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About Kalianai Village

Kalianai is a mid sized village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 341 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, 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 Haroa
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 141.62 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 341
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalianai compares

By the 2011 count Kalianai is the 78th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 141.62 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kalianai

Kalianai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalianai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 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 Haroa 20 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 Haroa 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 679. That makes it the 78th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Kalianai village has 341 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalianai has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kalianai is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalianai covers 141.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalianai falls under Haroa 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bira is about 4.9 km away. Bārāsat is about 8.4 km away. Haroa 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 Sonarhula (2.8 km), Mathura (8.4 km) and Salipur (8.5 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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