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About Kulup Village

Kulup is a large village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,297, made up of 1,184 males and 1,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulup Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulup village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721659
Area (hectares) 137.26 hectares
Population 2,297
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulup compares

By the 2011 count Kulup is the 24th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 137.26 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kulup

Kulup is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kulup as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Korkhali, Kotalpur, Kotbar and Kulapara. 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 Kulup

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulup village had a population of 2,297. That makes it the 24th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Kulup village has 1,184 males and 1,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulup has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Kulup is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulup covers 137.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kulup falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kulup notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kulup.

Kulup is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Kulup today is likely to be higher.

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