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About Kalma Ghat Village

Kalma Ghat is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,290, made up of 626 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalma Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalma Ghat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721454
Area (hectares) 35.71 hectares
Population 1,290
Male Population 626
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 Kalma Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Kalma Ghat is the 38th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 35.71 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kalma Ghat

Kalma Ghat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalma Ghat 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 Irda, Joykrishnapur, Kajlia and Kakurya Danga. 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 Kalma Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalma Ghat village had a population of 1,290. That makes it the 38th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Kalma Ghat village has 626 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalma Ghat has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kalma Ghat is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalma Ghat covers 35.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalma Ghat falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalma Ghat 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 Kalma Ghat.

Kalma Ghat is in Potashpur I 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 Kalma Ghat today is likely to be higher.

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