About Kalinagar Village

Kalinagar is one of the larger villages in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,600, made up of 3,453 males and 3,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, 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	Jaynagar II
Pincode	743338
Area (hectares)	255.6 hectares
Population	6,600
Male Population	3,453
Female Population	3,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalinagar compares

By the 2011 count Kalinagar is the 11th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 255.6 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kalinagar

Kalinagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalinagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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	Jaynagar 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 Jaynagar 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 Kalinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalinagar village had a population of 6,600. That makes it the 11th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Kalinagar village has 3,453 males and 3,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalinagar has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kalinagar is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalinagar covers 255.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalinagar falls under Jaynagar 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 4.1 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 4.6 km away. Jaynagar II is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.