Kalipur, Birbhum Explained

Kalipur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal
Coordinates:23.9048°N 87.5078°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Birbhum
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:0.5795
Population Total:4,770
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:731126
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:03462
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Birbhum
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Suri

Kalipur is a Village in Suri I CD block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Kalipur is located at 23.9048°N 87.5078°W.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Kalipur had a total population of 4,770 of which 2,434 (51%) were males and 2336 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 534. The total number of literates in Kalipur was 3,217 (75.94% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Kalipur covered an area of 0.5795 km2. The nearest railway station is at Suri 4 km away. Buses are available in the town. It has 5.5 km roads and open drains. The major source of protected water supply is from bore well pumping and over head tank. There are 1,310 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it has are 11 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities it has are 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school and 1 senior secondary school. The nearest general degree college is at Suri. There is a public library and a reading room at Karidhya 0.5 km away. It has the branch of 1 non-agricultural credit society. Amongst the commodities it produces are handloom goods, conch shell products and sal leaf plates.[2]

Transport

Kalipur is on State Highway 6 (locally popular as Saptagram-Tribeni-Kalna-Katwa or STKK Road).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 16 July 2019.
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook Birbhum, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Section II Town Directory, Pages 1025- 1033 . Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal . 16 July 2019.
  3. Google maps