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About Kalipahari Village

Kalipahari is a mid sized village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 491 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalipahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalipahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 169.35 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 491
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalipahari compares

By the 2011 count Kalipahari is the 21st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 169.35 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kalipahari

Kalipahari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kalipahari 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalipahari from other places

Kalipahari lies about 54 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Sirjam, about 5.1 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 Kalipahari
Nearest railway station Sirjam 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Santuri 11 km
Nearest town Adra 21 km
District headquarters Puruliya 54 km

Villages closest to Kalipahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalipahari village had a population of 994. That makes it the 21st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Kalipahari village has 491 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalipahari has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kalipahari is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalipahari covers 169.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalipahari falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalipahari is Sirjam, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalipahari.

Kalipahari is about 54 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalipahari is in Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district. Sirjam is about 5.1 km away. Santuri is about 11 km away. Adra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hansdima (10 km), Santuri (11 km) and Baltora (12 km).

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

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