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About Kalughat Village

Kalughat 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 1,986, made up of 1,016 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalughat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalughat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 229.45 hectares
Population 1,986
Male Population 1,016
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Kalughat compares

By the 2011 count Kalughat is the 50th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 229.45 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kalughat

Kalughat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalughat 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 Kalughat from other places

Kalughat lies about 60 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mangurjan, about 14 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 Kalughat
Nearest railway station Mangurjan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 17 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 17 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 60 km

Villages closest to Kalughat

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 Kalughat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalughat village had a population of 1,986. That makes it the 50th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Kalughat village has 1,016 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalughat has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

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

Kalughat covers 229.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalughat is Mangurjan, about 14 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 Kalughat.

Kalughat is about 60 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalughat is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Mangurjan is about 14 km away. Islampur is about 17 km away. Islāmpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dholigaon (under 2 km), Kamlagaon (1.6 km) and Bairjhari (1.8 km).

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

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