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About Kishanpur Village

Kishanpur is a small village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 179 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 161.43 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 179
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kishanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kishanpur is the 80th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 161.43 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kishanpur

Kishanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kishanpur as Available within village. 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 Kishanpur from other places

Kishanpur lies about 38 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Jhalda, about 2.6 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 Kishanpur
Nearest railway station Jhalda 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsha 19 km
Nearest town Chas 36 km
District headquarters Puruliya 38 km

Villages closest to Kishanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishanpur village had a population of 338. That makes it the 80th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Kishanpur village has 179 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishanpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kishanpur is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishanpur covers 161.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kishanpur falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kishanpur is Jhalda, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kishanpur.

Kishanpur is about 38 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishanpur is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Jhalda is about 2.6 km away. Arsha is about 19 km away. Chas is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhalda (1.9 km), Karandi (2.4 km) and Kumirdiha (5.4 km).

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

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