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About Bet Kalla Village

Bet Kalla is a mid sized village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,668, made up of 849 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721648, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bet Kalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bet Kalla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721648
Area (hectares) 88.44 hectares
Population 1,668
Male Population 849
Female Population 819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Bet Kalla compares

By the 2011 count Bet Kalla is the 55th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 88.44 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bet Kalla

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

Bet Kalla lies about 44 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 13 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 Bet Kalla
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 13 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 30 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 44 km

Villages closest to Bet Kalla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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 Bet Kalla

As per the Census of India 2011, Bet Kalla village had a population of 1,668. That makes it the 55th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Bet Kalla village has 849 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bet Kalla has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bet Kalla is 721648. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bet Kalla covers 88.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bet Kalla falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bet Kalla is Gurudas Nagar, about 13 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 Bet Kalla.

Bet Kalla is about 44 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bet Kalla is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Gurudas Nagar is about 13 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 13 km away. Nanda Kumar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabani Chak (6.0 km), Chak Baichabere (6.0 km) and Chak Chandpota (6.0 km).

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

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