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About Kalidanga Village

Kalidanga 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 4,134, made up of 2,017 males and 2,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalidanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalidanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743312
Area (hectares) 158.05 hectares
Population 4,134
Male Population 2,017
Female Population 2,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kalidanga compares

By the 2011 count Kalidanga is the 33rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 158.05 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kalidanga

Kalidanga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kalidanga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalidanga from other places

Kalidanga lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 15 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 Kalidanga
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Canning 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Kalidanga

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 Kalidanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalidanga village had a population of 4,134. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Kalidanga village has 2,017 males and 2,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalidanga has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

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

Kalidanga covers 158.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalidanga is Canning, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalidanga.

Kalidanga is about 33 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.

Kalidanga is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 2.5 km away. Canning is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ballartop (under 2 km), Radhaballavpur (under 2 km) and Chandrakona (under 2 km).

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

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