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About Kedarpur Village

Kedarpur is a large village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,755, made up of 1,383 males and 1,372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743383, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kedarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kedarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743383
Area (hectares) 384.8 hectares
Population 2,755
Male Population 1,383
Female Population 1,372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kedarpur compares

By the 2011 count Kedarpur is the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 384.8 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kedarpur

Kedarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kedarpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kedarpur from other places

Kedarpur lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ukilerhat, about 20 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 Kedarpur
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 12 km
Nearest railway station Ukilerhat 20 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 33 km

Villages closest to Kedarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kedarpur village had a population of 2,755. That makes it the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Kedarpur village has 1,383 males and 1,372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kedarpur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kedarpur is 743383. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kedarpur covers 384.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kedarpur falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kedarpur is Ukilerhat, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kedarpur.

Kedarpur is about 32 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.

Kedarpur is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 12 km away. Ukilerhat is about 20 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshpur (under 2 km), Purba Dwarokapur (2.1 km) and Kumarpur (2.8 km).

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

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