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About Kala Gechhya Village

Kala Gechhya is a large village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,584, made up of 1,365 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721634, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kala Gechhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala Gechhya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721634
Area (hectares) 146.35 hectares
Population 2,584
Male Population 1,365
Female Population 1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kala Gechhya compares

By the 2011 count Kala Gechhya is the 35th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 146.35 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kala Gechhya

Kala Gechhya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kala Gechhya as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Japhali, Jashar, Jhakurkol and Jugiber. 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 Kala Gechhya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala Gechhya village had a population of 2,584. That makes it the 35th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Kala Gechhya village has 1,365 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala Gechhya has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Kala Gechhya is 721634. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kala Gechhya covers 146.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kala Gechhya falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kala Gechhya 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 - 10 km distance for Kala Gechhya.

Kala Gechhya is in Kolaghat tehsil of Purba 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 Kala Gechhya today is likely to be higher.

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