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About Kalaphar Village

Kalaphar is a small village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 14 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalaphar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaphar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura II
Pincode 722201
Area (hectares) 50.61 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 14
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalaphar compares

By the 2011 count Kalaphar is the 134th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 50.61 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kalaphar

Kalaphar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalaphar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jarka, Jugsahar, Junbede and Kadmaghati. 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 Kalaphar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaphar village had a population of 30. That makes it the 134th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Kalaphar village has 14 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaphar has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kalaphar is 722201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalaphar covers 50.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalaphar falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalaphar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalaphar.

Kalaphar is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura 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 Kalaphar today is likely to be higher.

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