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About Kalipur Village

Kalipur is one of the larger villages in Falakata tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,165, made up of 2,669 males and 2,496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 662.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Falakata
Pincode 735211
Area (hectares) 662.81 hectares
Population 5,165
Male Population 2,669
Female Population 2,496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalipur compares

By the 2011 count Kalipur is the 13th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,069 residents. Its 662.81 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kalipur

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

Kalipur lies about 79 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Alipurduar, about under 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 Kalipur
Nearest town Alīpur Duār under 2 km
Nearest railway station Alipurduar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Falakata 32 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 79 km

Villages closest to Kalipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalipur village had a population of 5,165. That makes it the 13th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,069 residents.

Kalipur village has 2,669 males and 2,496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalipur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kalipur is 735211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalipur covers 662.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalipur falls under Falakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalipur is Alipurduar, about under 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalipur.

Kalipur is about 79 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalipur is in Falakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Alīpur Duār is about under 2 km away. Alipurduar is about under 2 km away. Falakata is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalimpur (under 2 km), Karaibari (32 km) and Falakata (32 km).

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

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