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About Kripakhali Village

Kripakhali is a mid sized village in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,813, made up of 947 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kripakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kripakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kultali
Pincode 743337
Area (hectares) 199.87 hectares
Population 1,813
Male Population 947
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kripakhali compares

By the 2011 count Kripakhali is the 35th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 199.87 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kripakhali

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

How far is Kripakhali from other places

Kripakhali lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 12 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 Kripakhali
Nearest railway station Baharu 12 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kultali 35 km

Villages closest to Kripakhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kripakhali village had a population of 1,813. That makes it the 35th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Kripakhali village has 947 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kripakhali has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kripakhali is 743337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kripakhali covers 199.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kripakhali falls under Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kripakhali is Baharu, about 12 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 km distance for Kripakhali.

Kripakhali is about 16 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.

Kripakhali is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 12 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 14 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godabar (2.6 km), Pachua Khali (3.2 km) and Kaksaha (4.2 km).

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

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