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About Kalyanpur Village

Kalyanpur is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 99 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalyanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalyanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816118
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 99
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalyanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kalyanpur is the 181st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kalyanpur

Kalyanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalyanpur as Available within 10+ 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 Kalyanpur from other places

Kalyanpur lies about 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 9.4 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 Kalyanpur
Nearest railway station Harinsing 9.4 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 32 km

Villages closest to Kalyanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalyanpur village had a population of 191. That makes it the 181st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Kalyanpur village has 99 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalyanpur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kalyanpur is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalyanpur covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalyanpur falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalyanpur is Harinsing, about 9.4 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 km distance for Kalyanpur.

Kalyanpur is about 32 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalyanpur is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 9.4 km away. Rampur Hat is about 25 km away. Shikaripara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mastara (under 2 km), Badalpara (under 2 km) and Kharijol (under 2 km).

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

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