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About Kilishpur Village

Kilishpur is a large village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,252, made up of 1,187 males and 1,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743294, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilishpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 743294
Area (hectares) 86.02 hectares
Population 2,252
Male Population 1,187
Female Population 1,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kilishpur compares

By the 2011 count Kilishpur is the 33rd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 86.02 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kilishpur

Kilishpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kilishpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kilishpur from other places

Kilishpur lies about 23 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sondalia, about 4.2 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 Kilishpur
Nearest railway station Sondalia 4.2 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 23 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Kilishpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat I 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 Kilishpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilishpur village had a population of 2,252. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Kilishpur village has 1,187 males and 1,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilishpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kilishpur is 743294. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilishpur covers 86.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kilishpur falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kilishpur is Sondalia, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kilishpur.

Kilishpur is about 23 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilishpur is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Sondalia is about 4.2 km away. Bārāsat is about 11 km away. Barasat I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimdaria (1.9 km), Raghubirpur (2.2 km) and Kotra (3.1 km).

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

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