About Kishtapur Village

Kishtapur is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 589 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishtapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishtapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Tapan
Pincode	733127
Area (hectares)	195.6 hectares
Population	1,153
Male Population	589
Female Population	564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishtapur compares

By the 2011 count Kishtapur is the 65th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 195.6 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kishtapur

Kishtapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kishtapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kishtapur from other places

Kishtapur lies about 170 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 6.9 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 Kishtapur
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	6.9 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tapan	33 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	170 km

Villages closest to Kishtapur

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

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Common questions about Kishtapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishtapur village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 65th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Kishtapur village has 589 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishtapur has about 958 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Kishtapur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishtapur covers 195.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kishtapur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kishtapur is Harinsing, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kishtapur.

Kishtapur is about 170 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishtapur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Harinsing is about 6.9 km away. Rampur Hat is about 27 km away. Tapan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.