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About Kalaharpur Village

Kalaharpur is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 285 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731204
Area (hectares) 147.47 hectares
Population 538
Male Population 285
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Kalaharpur is the 107th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 147.47 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kalaharpur

The census records public bus service for Kalaharpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalaharpur from other places

Kalaharpur lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 11 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 Kalaharpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 11 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 14 km

Villages closest to Kalaharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Kalaharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaharpur village had a population of 538. That makes it the 107th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Kalaharpur village has 285 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaharpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kalaharpur is 731204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalaharpur covers 147.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalaharpur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalaharpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kalaharpur.

Kalaharpur is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalaharpur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 11 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 11 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahajapur (4.1 km), Mahula (4.3 km) and Dakshin Gopinathpur (5.5 km).

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

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