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About Kalupara Village

Kalupara is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 98 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalupara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalupara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 42.72 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 98
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
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 Kalupara compares

By the 2011 count Kalupara is the 162nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 42.72 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kalupara

Kalupara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalupara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalupara from other places

Kalupara lies about 25 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 Kalupara
Nearest railway station Rukni Junction 6.3 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Manbazar I 25 km
District headquarters Puruliya 25 km

Villages closest to Kalupara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalupara village had a population of 197. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Kalupara village has 98 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalupara has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Kalupara is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalupara covers 42.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalupara falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalupara is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalupara.

Kalupara is about 25 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalupara is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Manbazar I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanpara (under 2 km), Dhuliapara (under 2 km) and Goalapara (under 2 km).

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

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