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About Kalapani Village

Kalapani is a small village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 114 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalapani village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 232
Male Population 114
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
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 Kalapani compares

By the 2011 count Kalapani is the 197th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kalapani

Kalapani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalapani 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. The nearest villages by name are Jigabari, Jongnagiri, Jongnapara and Kagagiri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kalapani

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalapani village had a population of 232. That makes it the 197th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Kalapani village has 114 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalapani has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kalapani is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalapani falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Kalapani notes the nearest railway station 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 Kalapani.

Kalapani is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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