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About Swet Kalla Village

Swet Kalla is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 861 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Swet Kalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Swet Kalla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 175.12 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 861
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Swet Kalla compares

By the 2011 count Swet Kalla is the 54th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 175.12 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Swet Kalla

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

Swet Kalla lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 13 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 Swet Kalla
Tehsil headquarters Falta 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 13 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Swet Kalla

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 Swet Kalla

As per the Census of India 2011, Swet Kalla village had a population of 1,675. That makes it the 54th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Swet Kalla village has 861 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Swet Kalla has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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

Swet Kalla covers 175.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Swet Kalla is Gurudas Nagar, about 13 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 Swet Kalla.

Swet Kalla is about 28 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.

Swet Kalla is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 7.3 km away. Gurudas Nagar is about 13 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ram Lakha (under 2 km), Sahapur Kamalpur (under 2 km) and Baldari (under 2 km).

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

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