About Kalanagin Village

Kalanagin is a large village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,265, made up of 1,761 males and 1,504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalanagin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalanagin village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Islampur
Pincode	733202
Area (hectares)	560.49 hectares
Population	3,265
Male Population	1,761
Female Population	1,504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalanagin compares

By the 2011 count Kalanagin is the 31st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 560.49 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kalanagin

Kalanagin is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalanagin as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kalanagin from other places

Kalanagin lies about 32 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaisal, about 5.6 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 Kalanagin
Nearest railway station	Gaisal	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	14 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	14 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	32 km

Villages closest to Kalanagin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalanagin village had a population of 3,265. That makes it the 31st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Kalanagin village has 1,761 males and 1,504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalanagin has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kalanagin is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalanagin covers 560.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalanagin falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalanagin is Gaisal, about 5.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalanagin.

Kalanagin is about 32 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalanagin is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gaisal is about 5.6 km away. Islampur is about 14 km away. Islāmpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.