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About Kalapathar Village

Kalapathar is a small village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 237 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalapathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalapathar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 138.74 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 237
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Kalapathar compares

By the 2011 count Kalapathar is the 124th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 138.74 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kalapathar

Kalapathar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalapathar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalapathar from other places

Kalapathar lies about 41 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 40 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 Kalapathar
Tehsil headquarters Raipur 13 km
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 40 km
District headquarters Bankura 41 km
Nearest town Bānkura 41 km

Villages closest to Kalapathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalapathar village had a population of 484. That makes it the 124th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Kalapathar village has 237 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalapathar has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kalapathar is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalapathar covers 138.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalapathar falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalapathar is Bankura Jn., about 40 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalapathar.

Kalapathar is about 41 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalapathar is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. Raipur is about 13 km away. Bankura Jn. is about 40 km away. Bankura is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaturikalapathar (under 2 km), Manipur (12 km) and Satpatta (13 km).

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

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