About Kahalgaon Village

Kahalgaon is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,236, made up of 1,664 males and 1,572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahalgaon village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733208
Area (hectares)	262.23 hectares
Population	3,236
Male Population	1,664
Female Population	1,572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kahalgaon is the 19th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 262.23 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kahalgaon

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

Kahalgaon lies about 4.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 13 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 Kahalgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	4.7 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	13 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	18 km

Villages closest to Kahalgaon

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 Kahalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahalgaon village had a population of 3,236. That makes it the 19th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Kahalgaon village has 1,664 males and 1,572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahalgaon has about 945 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 Kahalgaon is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahalgaon covers 262.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kahalgaon is Surja Kama, about 13 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 village for Kahalgaon.

Kahalgaon is about 4.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahalgaon is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 4.7 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 4.7 km away. Surja Kama is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.