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About Kalpathar Village

Kalpathar is a mid sized village in Bankura I tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,173, made up of 602 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalpathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalpathar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722146
Area (hectares) 229.32 hectares
Population 1,173
Male Population 602
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Kalpathar compares

By the 2011 count Kalpathar is the 24th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 229.32 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kalpathar

Kalpathar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalpathar 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 Kalpathar from other places

Kalpathar lies about 30 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Sirjam, about 5.1 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 Kalpathar
Nearest railway station Sirjam 5.1 km
Nearest town Adra 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankura I 30 km
District headquarters Bankura 30 km

Villages closest to Kalpathar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bankura I 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 Kalpathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalpathar village had a population of 1,173. That makes it the 24th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Kalpathar village has 602 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalpathar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kalpathar is 722146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalpathar covers 229.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalpathar falls under Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalpathar is Sirjam, about 5.1 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 Kalpathar.

Kalpathar is about 30 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalpathar is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district. Sirjam is about 5.1 km away. Adra is about 21 km away. Bankura I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatar Dihi (17 km), Jambedia (20 km) and Balia (21 km).

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

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