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About Kalipur Village

Kalipur is a mid sized village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 909, made up of 481 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 700145
Area (hectares) 46.22 hectares
Population 909
Male Population 481
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalipur compares

By the 2011 count Kalipur is the 73rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 46.22 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kalipur

Kalipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalipur as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalipur from other places

Kalipur lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur, about 5.9 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 Kalipur
Nearest railway station Kalyanpur 5.9 km
Nearest town Baruipur 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Kalipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalipur village had a population of 909. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Kalipur village has 481 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalipur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kalipur is 700145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalipur covers 46.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalipur falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalipur is Kalyanpur, about 5.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalipur.

Kalipur is about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalipur is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalyanpur is about 5.9 km away. Baruipur is about 6.1 km away. Bishnupur I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keoapukuria (under 2 km), Chak Nitai (under 2 km) and Gangarai (under 2 km).

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

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