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About Kishoripur Village

Kishoripur is a large village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,115, made up of 1,100 males and 1,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishoripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishoripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722202
Area (hectares) 274.39 hectares
Population 2,115
Male Population 1,100
Female Population 1,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kishoripur compares

By the 2011 count Kishoripur is the 16th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 274.39 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kishoripur

Kishoripur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kishoripur as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kishoripur from other places

Kishoripur lies about 64 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 20 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 Kishoripur
Nearest town Dubrājpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Chinpai 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Barjora 33 km
District headquarters Bankura 64 km

Villages closest to Kishoripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishoripur village had a population of 2,115. That makes it the 16th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Kishoripur village has 1,100 males and 1,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishoripur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kishoripur is 722202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishoripur covers 274.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kishoripur falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kishoripur is Chinpai, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kishoripur is about 64 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishoripur is in Barjora tehsil of Bankura district. Dubrājpur is about 19 km away. Chinpai is about 20 km away. Barjora is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basuda (6.7 km), Kotalpukur (9.9 km) and Kamalpur (11 km).

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

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