About Kalagachhi Village

Kalagachhi is a large village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,749, made up of 1,387 males and 1,362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalagachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalagachhi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Diamond Harbour II
Pincode	743368
Area (hectares)	61.08 hectares
Population	2,749
Male Population	1,387
Female Population	1,362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalagachhi compares

By the 2011 count Kalagachhi is the 16th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 61.08 hectares work out to about 45 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 954.

Getting to Kalagachhi

Kalagachhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalagachhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalagachhi from other places

Kalagachhi lies about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 5.4 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 Kalagachhi
Nearest railway station	Diamond Harbour	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Diamond Harbour II	23 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	23 km

Villages closest to Kalagachhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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.

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Common questions about Kalagachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalagachhi village had a population of 2,749. That makes it the 16th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Kalagachhi village has 1,387 males and 1,362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalagachhi has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kalagachhi is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalagachhi covers 61.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalagachhi falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalagachhi is Diamond Harbour, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalagachhi.

Kalagachhi is about 23 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.

Kalagachhi is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 5.4 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 23 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.