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Kaliasota

Para mandal
Pincode 723155
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  • Brick Deul, Para · 2.9 km

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Kaliasota is a village in Para mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,034 distributed across 358 households. The village has a literacy rate of 55.1% and is situated at 23.536°N, 86.522°E with PIN code 723155.

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NASIBA PARWEEN
Contact: 73****4624
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LGD code
330075
Pincode
723155
Post office
Para
Population
2,034
Households
358
Literacy rate
55.1%
Sex ratio
1004 ♀/1000♂
Workers
595
Distance to district centre
24 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Kolkata
217 km
Distance to Hyderabad
1080 km
Nearest railway station
Rukni Junction · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Lokeswarananda Eye Foundation · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kaliasota compares

By population, Kaliasota ranks #25 of 132 villages in Para mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.1%
−0.6% vs mandal average
Kaliasota
55.1%
Para mandal
55.7%
Purulia district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,004
+60 vs mandal average
Kaliasota
1,004
Para mandal
944
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
Kaliasota
5.7
Para mandal
5.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kaliasota at a glance

Kaliasota is a village of 2,034 people in 358 households (Census 2011) in Para block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 25th-largest of 132 villages in Para block. Literacy is 55%, about the same as the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,004 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Purulia district centre, 53 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 3 km from Rukni Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723155, served by Para post office; the LGD village code is 330075. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lokeswarananda Eye Foundation, 2 km away. The sarpanch is NASIBA PARWEEN, and the village votes in Para assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nadiar Chand Bouri. The population is estimated at 2,275 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kaliasota · this village2,03455%
Bamanbad · Para1,79646%1.1 km E
Bamanbad · Purbi Tundi*1,08355%1.1 km E
Gurguria · Para1,94160%1.2 km S
Kankdiha · Para1,12857%1.7 km W
Mapuidi · Para84663%2 km SE
Rahardi · Para2,67458%2.4 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kaliasota

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
21
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
164.23
Irrigated area (ha)
0.68
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kaliasota

LGD code
330075
Pincode
723155
Post office
Para
Population (Census 2011)
2,034
Population (projected 2026)
2,275
Households
358
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1004
Literacy rate
55.1%
Coordinates
23.53565°N, 86.52186°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Para
Member of Parliament
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nadiar Chand Bouri
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
NASIBA PARWEEN
Block / Mandal
Para
Getting there

How to reach Kaliasota

Mandal centre
Para · ≈ 4.4 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purulia · ≈ 24 km
≈ 50 min by car · 59 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,362 people
Ghatiali · ≈ 53 km
≈ 1 h 48 min by car · 2 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata217 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad1080 km
  • Delhi1088 km
  • Chennai1336 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRukni Junction3 km
  • Hospital / PHCLokeswarananda Eye Foundation2 km
  • ATM / bankIndusInd Bank30 km
  • Petrol pumppetrol pump28 km
  • CollegeSidho-Kanho-Birsha University27 km
  • Police stationJharia Police Station25 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kaliasota

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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