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About Kaliagachhia Village

Kaliagachhia is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 266 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliagachhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliagachhia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721427
Area (hectares) 120.16 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 266
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Kaliagachhia compares

By the 2011 count Kaliagachhia is the 112th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 120.16 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kaliagachhia

Kaliagachhia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaliagachhia 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 Kaliagachhia from other places

Kaliagachhia lies about 35 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Kaliagachhia
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Deshopran 35 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 35 km

Villages closest to Kaliagachhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliagachhia village had a population of 505. That makes it the 112th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Kaliagachhia village has 266 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliagachhia has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kaliagachhia is 721427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliagachhia covers 120.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaliagachhia falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kaliagachhia 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 Kaliagachhia.

Kaliagachhia is about 35 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliagachhia is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 9.4 km away. Deshopran is about 35 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadua Mukundapur (3.4 km), Purba Mukundapur (3.4 km) and Uttar Dihimukundapur (3.4 km).

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

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