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About Kalabari Village

Kalabari is a mid sized village in Matigara tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,482, made up of 766 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalabari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Matigara
Pincode 734010
Area (hectares) 77.7 hectares
Population 1,482
Male Population 766
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Kalabari compares

By the 2011 count Kalabari is the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 77.7 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kalabari

Kalabari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalabari 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalabari from other places

Kalabari lies about 39 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Naksalbari, about 2.2 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 Kalabari
Nearest town Naksalbāri under 2 km
Nearest railway station Naksalbari 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Matigara 17 km
District headquarters Darjiling 39 km

Villages closest to Kalabari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalabari village had a population of 1,482. That makes it the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Kalabari village has 766 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalabari has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kalabari is 734010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalabari covers 77.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalabari falls under Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalabari is Naksalbari, about 2.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalabari.

Kalabari is about 39 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalabari is in Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district. Naksalbāri is about under 2 km away. Naksalbari is about 2.2 km away. Matigara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaprail (14 km), Karaibari (14 km) and Matigarahat (17 km).

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

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