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About Kalapani Village

Kalapani is one of the larger villages in Cooch Behar II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,480, made up of 2,806 males and 2,674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1093.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalapani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar II
Pincode 736171
Area (hectares) 1093.49 hectares
Population 5,480
Male Population 2,806
Female Population 2,674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Kalapani compares

By the 2011 count Kalapani is the 13th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents. Its 1093.49 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kalapani

Kalapani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalapani 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. The nearest villages by name are Jibdharer Kuthi, Kachuban, Kachubanbaran Khana and Kachura Kuthi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kalapani

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalapani village had a population of 5,480. That makes it the 13th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents.

Kalapani village has 2,806 males and 2,674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalapani has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Kalapani is 736171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalapani covers 1093.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalapani falls under Cooch Behar II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalapani notes the nearest railway station 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 Kalapani.

Kalapani is in Cooch Behar II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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