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About Kaliganj Village

Kaliganj is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 290 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 79.86 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 290
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaliganj compares

By the 2011 count Kaliganj is the 165th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 79.86 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kaliganj

Kaliganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaliganj 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaliganj from other places

Kaliganj lies about 70 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 1.9 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 Kaliganj
Nearest railway station Malahar 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 29 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 29 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 70 km

Villages closest to Kaliganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliganj village had a population of 564. That makes it the 165th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Kaliganj village has 290 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliganj 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 955.

The pincode recorded for Kaliganj is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliganj covers 79.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaliganj falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaliganj is Malahar, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kaliganj.

Kaliganj is about 70 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliganj is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Malahar is about 1.9 km away. Itahar is about 29 km away. Rājmahal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonapur (3.9 km), Kapasia (8.0 km) and Mahamadpur (9.0 km).

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

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