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About Kishorpur Village

Kishorpur is a mid sized village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 567 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743399, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishorpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishorpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743399
Area (hectares) 53.22 hectares
Population 1,143
Male Population 567
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishorpur compares

By the 2011 count Kishorpur is the 81st largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 53.22 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kishorpur

Kishorpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kishorpur as Available within <5 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 Kishorpur from other places

Kishorpur lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karanjali, about 6.1 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 Kishorpur
Nearest railway station Karanjali 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 10 km
Nearest town Haldia 20 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km

Villages closest to Kishorpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishorpur village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 81st largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Kishorpur village has 567 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishorpur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kishorpur is 743399. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishorpur covers 53.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kishorpur falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kishorpur is Karanjali, about 6.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kishorpur.

Kishorpur is about 21 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.

Kishorpur is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Karanjali is about 6.1 km away. Kulpi is about 10 km away. Haldia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnarampurbeje (under 2 km), Nandakishorpur (under 2 km) and Beluni (under 2 km).

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

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