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About Kalagachhia Village

Kalagachhia is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,096, made up of 1,044 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalagachhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalagachhia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 81.68 hectares
Population 2,096
Male Population 1,044
Female Population 1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Kalagachhia compares

By the 2011 count Kalagachhia is the 40th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 81.68 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 954.

Getting to Kalagachhia

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

Kalagachhia lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 16 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 Kalagachhia
Tehsil headquarters Falta 4.4 km
Nearest town Pujali 16 km
Nearest railway station Diamond Harbour 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Kalagachhia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta 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 Kalagachhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalagachhia village had a population of 2,096. That makes it the 40th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Kalagachhia village has 1,044 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalagachhia has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kalagachhia is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalagachhia covers 81.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalagachhia falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalagachhia is Diamond Harbour, about 16 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 Kalagachhia.

Kalagachhia is about 32 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.

Kalagachhia is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 4.4 km away. Pujali is about 16 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaka (under 2 km), Narayan Bere (under 2 km) and Asta (under 2 km).

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

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