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About Kalimpong Khasmahal Village

Kalimpong Khasmahal is one of the larger villages in Kalimpong I tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,881, made up of 4,340 males and 4,541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalimpong Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalimpong Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong I
Pincode 734301
Area (hectares) 745.44 hectares
Population 8,881
Male Population 4,340
Female Population 4,541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalimpong Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Kalimpong Khasmahal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents. Its 745.44 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kalimpong Khasmahal

Kalimpong Khasmahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalimpong Khasmahal 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 Kalimpong Khasmahal from other places

Kalimpong Khasmahal lies about 20 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Sivok, about 20 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 Kalimpong Khasmahal
Nearest town Kālimpong 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalimpong I 20 km
District headquarters Darjiling 20 km
Nearest railway station Sivok 20 km

Villages closest to Kalimpong Khasmahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalimpong I 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 Kalimpong Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalimpong Khasmahal village had a population of 8,881. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents.

Kalimpong Khasmahal village has 4,340 males and 4,541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalimpong Khasmahal has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kalimpong Khasmahal is 734301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalimpong Khasmahal covers 745.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalimpong Khasmahal falls under Kalimpong I tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalimpong Khasmahal is Sivok, about 20 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 Kalimpong Khasmahal.

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

Kalimpong Khasmahal is in Kalimpong I tehsil of Darjiling district. Kālimpong is about 17 km away. Kalimpong I is about 20 km away. Darjiling 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 Kalimpong Dansong Forest (under 2 km), Bong Khasmahal (1.6 km) and Kanke Bong Khasmahal (1.6 km).

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

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