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About Kalitara Village

Kalitara is a large village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,063, made up of 1,083 males and 980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalitara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalitara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731222
Area (hectares) 269.04 hectares
Population 2,063
Male Population 1,083
Female Population 980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Kalitara compares

By the 2011 count Kalitara is the 28th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 269.04 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kalitara

Kalitara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalitara 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. The nearest villages by name are Hamidpur, Harinduba, Harirampur and Jhikarhati. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kalitara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalitara village had a population of 2,063. That makes it the 28th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Kalitara village has 1,083 males and 980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalitara has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kalitara is 731222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalitara covers 269.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalitara falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalitara notes the nearest railway station 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 Kalitara.

Kalitara is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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