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About Kala Hazra Village

Kala Hazra is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,626, made up of 2,330 males and 2,296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kala Hazra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala Hazra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743312
Area (hectares) 532.27 hectares
Population 4,626
Male Population 2,330
Female Population 2,296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 Hazra compares

By the 2011 count Kala Hazra is the 30th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 532.27 hectares work out to about 8.7 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 965.

Getting to Kala Hazra

Kala Hazra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kala Hazra 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kala Hazra from other places

Kala Hazra lies about 36 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, 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 Kala Hazra
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Canning 11 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 36 km

Villages closest to Kala Hazra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basanti 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 Kala Hazra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala Hazra village had a population of 4,626. That makes it the 30th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Kala Hazra village has 2,330 males and 2,296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala Hazra has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kala Hazra is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kala Hazra covers 532.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kala Hazra falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kala Hazra is Canning, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kala Hazra.

Kala Hazra is about 36 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kala Hazra is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 4.8 km away. Canning is about 11 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khirishkhali (1.7 km), Ramchandrakhali (2.5 km) and Manasakhali (2.7 km).

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

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