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About Kalsona Village

Kalsona is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 246 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalsona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalsona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721143
Area (hectares) 78.78 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 246
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Kalsona compares

By the 2011 count Kalsona is the 80th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 78.78 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kalsona

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

How far is Kalsona from other places

Kalsona lies about 75 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 15 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 Kalsona
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 15 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 25 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 75 km

Villages closest to Kalsona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalsona village had a population of 496. That makes it the 80th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Kalsona village has 246 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalsona has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kalsona is 721143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalsona covers 78.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalsona falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalsona is Gurudas Nagar, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalsona.

Kalsona is about 75 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalsona is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Gurudas Nagar is about 15 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 15 km away. Sankrail is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satkuli (under 2 km), Jamira (2.7 km) and Nagdona (2.9 km).

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

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