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About Kalyanpur Village

Kalyanpur is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,929, made up of 998 males and 931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, 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 Potashpur II
Pincode 721440
Area (hectares) 199.07 hectares
Population 1,929
Male Population 998
Female Population 931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 27th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 199.07 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

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 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 Potashpur II 14 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 Potashpur II 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 1,929. That makes it the 27th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Kalyanpur village has 998 males and 931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalyanpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kalyanpur is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalyanpur covers 199.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalyanpur falls under Potashpur II 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 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 Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 4.6 km away. Potashpur II is about 14 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 Sandalpur (2.9 km), Bamunda (7.1 km) and Gopalpur (9.3 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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