About Kalagachhia Village

Kalagachhia is a mid sized village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 473 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalagachhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalagachhia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Khejuri II
Pincode	721431
Area (hectares)	146.02 hectares
Population	940
Male Population	473
Female Population	467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 Kalagachhia compares

By the 2011 count Kalagachhia is the 50th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 146.02 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kalagachhia

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

Kalagachhia lies about 9.6 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about 11 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 Kalagachhia
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khejuri II	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Henria	11 km
Nearest town	Contai	24 km

Villages closest to Kalagachhia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khejuri II 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.

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Common questions about Kalagachhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalagachhia village had a population of 940. That makes it the 50th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Kalagachhia village has 473 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalagachhia has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kalagachhia is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalagachhia covers 146.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalagachhia falls under Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalagachhia is Henria, about 11 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 Kalagachhia.

Kalagachhia is about 9.6 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalagachhia is in Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Purba Medinipur is about 9.6 km away. Khejuri II is about 9.9 km away. Henria is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.