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About Kaltapur Village

Kaltapur is a large village in Lakhipur tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,266, made up of 1,693 males and 1,573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.79 hectares hectares.

Kaltapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaltapur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Lakhipur
Area (hectares) 239.79 hectares
Population 3,266
Male Population 1,693
Female Population 1,573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaltapur compares

By the 2011 count Kaltapur is the 36th largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents. Its 239.79 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kaltapur

Kaltapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaltapur as Available within village. 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 Kaltapur from other places

Kaltapur lies about 26 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Shribar, about 24 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 Kaltapur
Tehsil headquarters Lakhipur 22 km
Nearest railway station Shribar 24 km
District headquarters Cachar 26 km
Nearest town Silchar 27 km

Villages closest to Kaltapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaltapur village had a population of 3,266. That makes it the 36th largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents.

Kaltapur village has 1,693 males and 1,573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaltapur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Kaltapur covers 239.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaltapur falls under Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kaltapur is Shribar, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kaltapur.

Kaltapur is about 26 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaltapur is in Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district. Lakhipur is about 22 km away. Shribar is about 24 km away. Cachar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharai (under 2 km), Tarangapur (under 2 km) and Tarapur Grant (under 2 km).

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

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