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About Kalinga Village

Kalinga is a mid sized village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 319 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalinga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalinga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 40.06 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 319
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Kalinga compares

By the 2011 count Kalinga is the 84th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 40.06 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kalinga

The census records public bus service for Kalinga 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 Kalinga from other places

Kalinga lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Udairampur, about under 2 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 Kalinga
Nearest railway station Udairampur under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 14 km

Villages closest to Kalinga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalinga village had a population of 621. That makes it the 84th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Kalinga village has 319 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalinga has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kalinga is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalinga covers 40.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalinga falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalinga is Udairampur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kalinga.

Kalinga is about 14 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.

Kalinga is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Udairampur is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 13 km away. Mandirbazar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Subuddhi (under 2 km), Siddheshwarpur (under 2 km) and Dakshin Raghunathpur (under 2 km).

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

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