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About Kaluraypur Village

Kaluraypur is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 629 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaluraypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaluraypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 123.3 hectares
Population 1,240
Male Population 629
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kaluraypur compares

By the 2011 count Kaluraypur is the 42nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 123.3 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kaluraypur

Kaluraypur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kaluraypur as Available within village. 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 Kaluraypur from other places

Kaluraypur lies about 30 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 12 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 Kaluraypur
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 30 km

Villages closest to Kaluraypur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaluraypur village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Kaluraypur village has 629 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaluraypur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kaluraypur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaluraypur covers 123.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaluraypur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaluraypur is Gadadharpur, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kaluraypur.

Kaluraypur is about 30 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaluraypur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 12 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Birbhum is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Chandipur (2.1 km), Abhirampur (3.2 km) and Ramaipur (3.2 km).

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

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