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About Kaleanpur Village

Kaleanpur is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 619 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares.

Kaleanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaleanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 1,174
Male Population 619
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kaleanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kaleanpur is the 62nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 98 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Kaleanpur

Kaleanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kaleanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaleanpur from other places

Kaleanpur lies about 20 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 2.1 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 Kaleanpur
Nearest railway station Ghogha 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 11 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 20 km

Villages closest to Kaleanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaleanpur village had a population of 1,174. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Kaleanpur village has 619 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaleanpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Kaleanpur covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 98 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kaleanpur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaleanpur is Ghogha, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaleanpur.

Kaleanpur is about 20 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaleanpur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 2.1 km away. Colgong is about 11 km away. Bhagalpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udairampur (under 2 km), Sadhopur (1.5 km) and Shankarpur Khawas (1.6 km).

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

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