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About Kadalawa Village

Kadalawa is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 2 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadalawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadalawa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 112.22 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 2
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
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 Kadalawa compares

By the 2011 count Kadalawa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 112.22 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kadalawa

Kadalawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kadalawa 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 Jorakushmi, Jorakusmi, Jorakusumi and Juyalbhanga. 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 Kadalawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadalawa village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Kadalawa village has 2 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadalawa has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kadalawa is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadalawa covers 112.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadalawa falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kadalawa 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 Kadalawa.

Kadalawa is in Salbani 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 Kadalawa today is likely to be higher.

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