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About Kalyanpur Village

Kalyanpur is one of the larger villages in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,421, made up of 2,806 males and 2,615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721632, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721632
Area (hectares) 401.15 hectares
Population 5,421
Male Population 2,806
Female Population 2,615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Kalyanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kalyanpur is the 8th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 401.15 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

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 5 - 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 14 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandakumar, about 4.6 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 Nandakumar 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 4.7 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 14 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 16 km

Villages closest to Kalyanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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 5,421. That makes it the 8th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Kalyanpur village has 2,806 males and 2,615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalyanpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kalyanpur is 721632. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalyanpur covers 401.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalyanpur falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalyanpur is Nandakumar, about 4.6 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 Kalyanpur.

Kalyanpur is about 14 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalyanpur is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 4.6 km away. Nanda Kumar is about 4.7 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karak (under 2 km), Terapara Jalpai (1.6 km) and Jalpai (2.8 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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