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About Kalagachhia Village

Kalagachhia is a large village in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,020, made up of 1,506 males and 1,514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700063, 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 Thakurpukur Mahestola
Pincode 700063
Area (hectares) 88.94 hectares
Population 3,020
Male Population 1,506
Female Population 1,514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalagachhia compares

By the 2011 count Kalagachhia is the 10th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents. Its 88.94 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

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 5 - 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 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 5.4 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
Nearest railway station Diamond Harbour 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurpukur Mahestola 23 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Kalagachhia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 3,020. That makes it the 10th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents.

Kalagachhia village has 1,506 males and 1,514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalagachhia has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kalagachhia is 700063. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalagachhia covers 88.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalagachhia is Diamond Harbour, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 23 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 Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 5.4 km away. Thakurpukur Mahestola is about 23 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagpota (14 km), Dari Bagpota (14 km) and Chandigarh (16 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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