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About Kalinagar Village

Kalinagar is a large village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,055, made up of 1,536 males and 1,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743384, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743384
Area (hectares) 213.64 hectares
Population 3,055
Male Population 1,536
Female Population 1,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 Kalinagar compares

By the 2011 count Kalinagar is the 11th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 213.64 hectares work out to about 14 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 959.

Getting to Kalinagar

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

Kalinagar lies about 6.7 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 4.1 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 Kalinagar
Nearest railway station Baharu 4.1 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 6.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 6.7 km

Villages closest to Kalinagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budge Budge II 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 Kalinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalinagar village had a population of 3,055. That makes it the 11th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Kalinagar village has 1,536 males and 1,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalinagar has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kalinagar is 743384. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalinagar covers 213.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalinagar falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalinagar is Baharu, about 4.1 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 Kalinagar.

Kalinagar is about 6.7 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.

Kalinagar is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 4.1 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 4.6 km away. Budge Budge II is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandipur (2.0 km), Ghanasyambati (9.3 km) and Naldari (10 km).

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

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