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About Kuleshwar Village

Kuleshwar is one of the larger villages in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,748, made up of 3,393 males and 3,355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuleshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuleshwar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743375
Area (hectares) 216.08 hectares
Population 6,748
Male Population 3,393
Female Population 3,355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuleshwar compares

By the 2011 count Kuleshwar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 216.08 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kuleshwar

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

Kuleshwar lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about 4.2 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 Kuleshwar
Nearest railway station Deula 4.2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Kuleshwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Kuleshwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuleshwar village had a population of 6,748. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Kuleshwar village has 3,393 males and 3,355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuleshwar has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kuleshwar is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuleshwar covers 216.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kuleshwar falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kuleshwar is Deula, about 4.2 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 village for Kuleshwar.

Kuleshwar is about 17 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.

Kuleshwar is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about 4.2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 9.7 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radhaballabhpur (under 2 km), Uttar Diarak (under 2 km) and Sangrampur (1.9 km).

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

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