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About Kalinagar Village

Kalinagar is one of the larger villages in Kakdwip tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28,669, made up of 14,904 males and 13,765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 798 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743347, 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 Kakdwip
Pincode 743347
Area (hectares) 798 hectares
Population 28,669
Male Population 14,904
Female Population 13,765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalinagar compares

By the 2011 count Kalinagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents. Its 798 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kalinagar

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 <5 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 39 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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
Tehsil headquarters Kakdwip 1.6 km
Nearest town Haldia 21 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 39 km

Villages closest to Kalinagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kakdwip 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 28,669. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents.

Kalinagar village has 14,904 males and 13,765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalinagar has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kalinagar is 743347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalinagar covers 798 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Kalinagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 39 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 Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kakdwip is about 1.6 km away. Haldia is about 21 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakdwip (1.6 km), Ganespur (3.1 km) and Kasinagar (3.7 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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