About Kahata Village

Kahata is one of the larger villages in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,358, made up of 2,764 males and 2,594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733211
Area (hectares)	235.53 hectares
Population	5,358
Male Population	2,764
Female Population	2,594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahata compares

By the 2011 count Kahata is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 235.53 hectares work out to about 23 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 938.

Getting to Kahata

Kahata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kahata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kahata from other places

Kahata lies about 22 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 8.8 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 Kahata
Nearest railway station	Kanki	8.8 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	22 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	22 km

Villages closest to Kahata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahata village had a population of 5,358. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Kahata village has 2,764 males and 2,594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahata has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kahata is 733211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahata covers 235.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kahata falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kahata is Kanki, about 8.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kahata.

Kahata is about 22 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahata is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kanki is about 8.8 km away. Kishanganj is about 17 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.