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About Kalsihat Village

Kalsihat is a small village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 221 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalsihat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalsihat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 41.97 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 221
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalsihat compares

By the 2011 count Kalsihat is the 91st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 41.97 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kalsihat

Kalsihat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalsihat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalsihat from other places

Kalsihat lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Kalsihat
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar II 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Kalsihat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar II 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 Kalsihat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalsihat village had a population of 426. That makes it the 91st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Kalsihat village has 221 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalsihat has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kalsihat is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalsihat covers 41.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalsihat falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalsihat is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalsihat.

Kalsihat is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalsihat is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Mayureswar II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bazarhat (under 2 km), Bhabaghati (under 2 km) and Chandrahat (under 2 km).

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

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