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About Kalyanpur Village

Kalyanpur is a mid sized village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,960, made up of 1,046 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalyanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalyanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742168
Area (hectares) 253.12 hectares
Population 1,960
Male Population 1,046
Female Population 914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Kalyanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kalyanpur is the 45th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 253.12 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kalyanpur

Kalyanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalyanpur 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 Kalyanpur from other places

Kalyanpur lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 11 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 Kalyanpur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 11 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Burwan 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Kalyanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalyanpur village had a population of 1,960. That makes it the 45th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Kalyanpur village has 1,046 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalyanpur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kalyanpur is 742168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalyanpur covers 253.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalyanpur falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalyanpur is Lohapur, about 11 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 Kalyanpur.

Kalyanpur is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalyanpur is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 11 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Burwan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saheb Nagar (under 2 km), Kuli (2.6 km) and Sitalgram (3.2 km).

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

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