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About Kalabari Village

Kalabari is a large village in Nagrakata tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,193, made up of 1,130 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735202, 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 Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Nagrakata
Pincode 735202
Area (hectares) 765.71 hectares
Population 2,193
Male Population 1,130
Female Population 1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalabari compares

By the 2011 count Kalabari is the 25th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,861 residents. Its 765.71 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kalabari

Kalabari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalabari as Available within 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 Kalabari from other places

Kalabari lies about 26 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Neoranadi, about 5.4 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 railway station Neoranadi 5.4 km
Nearest town Maināguri 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrakata 26 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 26 km

Villages closest to Kalabari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrakata 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 2,193. That makes it the 25th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,861 residents.

Kalabari village has 1,130 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalabari has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kalabari is 735202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalabari covers 765.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalabari falls under Nagrakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalabari is Neoranadi, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalabari.

Kalabari is about 26 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalabari is in Nagrakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Neoranadi is about 5.4 km away. Maināguri is about 24 km away. Nagrakata is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Nunkhawa Danga (3.1 km), Bhagatpur Tea Garden (7.5 km) and Chengmari Tea Garden (8.2 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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