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About Kulgachhi Village

Kulgachhi 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 849, made up of 444 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743425
Area (hectares) 66.44 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 444
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Kulgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Kulgachhi is the 71st 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 66.44 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kulgachhi

Kulgachhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kulgachhi 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 Kulgachhi from other places

Kulgachhi lies about 39 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Taldi, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Haroa 14 km
Nearest railway station Taldi 16 km
Nearest town Canning 19 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 39 km

Villages closest to Kulgachhi

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 Kulgachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulgachhi village had a population of 849. That makes it the 71st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Kulgachhi village has 444 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulgachhi has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kulgachhi is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulgachhi covers 66.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kulgachhi falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kulgachhi is Taldi, about 16 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 Kulgachhi.

Kulgachhi is about 39 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.

Kulgachhi is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Haroa is about 14 km away. Taldi is about 16 km away. Canning is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laugachhi (under 2 km), Telenipara (2.9 km) and Khordachandpur (3.5 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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