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About Kalta Village

Kalta is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 67 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.26 hectares hectares.

Kalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Area (hectares) 5.26 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 67
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalta compares

By the 2011 count Kalta is the 179th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 5.26 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kalta

Kalta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalta 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kachra, Kalabani, Kalametya and Kaldiha. 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 Kalta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalta village had a population of 127. That makes it the 179th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Kalta village has 67 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalta has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Kalta covers 5.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalta falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Kalta.

Kalta is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Kalta today is likely to be higher.

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