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About Kalugachh Village

Kalugachh is a mid sized village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,960, made up of 1,017 males and 943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalugachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalugachh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 90.65 hectares
Population 1,960
Male Population 1,017
Female Population 943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalugachh compares

By the 2011 count Kalugachh is the 52nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 90.65 hectares work out to about 22 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 941.

Getting to Kalugachh

Kalugachh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalugachh as Available within 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 Kalugachh from other places

Kalugachh lies about 57 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mangurjan, about 8.2 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 Kalugachh
Nearest railway station Mangurjan 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 12 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 12 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 57 km

Villages closest to Kalugachh

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.

Common questions about Kalugachh

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalugachh village had a population of 1,960. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Kalugachh village has 1,017 males and 943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalugachh has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kalugachh is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalugachh covers 90.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalugachh is Mangurjan, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalugachh.

Kalugachh is about 57 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalugachh is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Mangurjan is about 8.2 km away. Islampur is about 12 km away. Islāmpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Khojagaon (under 2 km), Ramganj (under 2 km) and Uttar Khojagaon (under 2 km).

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

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