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About Kalipahari Village

Kalipahari is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 309 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalipahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalipahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 247.12 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 309
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalipahari compares

By the 2011 count Kalipahari is the 123rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 247.12 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kalipahari

Kalipahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalipahari as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalipahari from other places

Kalipahari 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 Kalipahari
Nearest railway station Sirjam 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatna 17 km
Nearest town Adra 21 km
District headquarters Bankura 30 km

Villages closest to Kalipahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalipahari village had a population of 655. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Kalipahari village has 309 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalipahari has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kalipahari is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalipahari covers 247.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalipahari falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalipahari is Sirjam, about 5.1 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 km distance for Kalipahari.

Kalipahari 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.

Kalipahari is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. Sirjam is about 5.1 km away. Chhatna is about 17 km away. Adra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalpathar (under 2 km), Anturi Bana (11 km) and Dalpur (12 km).

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

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