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About Kalikapur Village

Kalikapur is a large village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,077, made up of 1,120 males and 957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalikapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Pincode 813205
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 2,077
Male Population 1,120
Female Population 957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalikapur compares

By the 2011 count Kalikapur is the 21st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Kalikapur

Kalikapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalikapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalikapur from other places

Kalikapur lies about 20 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 7.3 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 Kalikapur
Nearest railway station Ghogha 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 8.5 km
Nearest town Colgong 16 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 20 km

Villages closest to Kalikapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalikapur village had a population of 2,077. That makes it the 21st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Kalikapur village has 1,120 males and 957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikapur has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Kalikapur is 813205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikapur covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalikapur falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kalikapur is Ghogha, about 7.3 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 village for Kalikapur.

Kalikapur is about 20 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalikapur is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 7.3 km away. Goradih is about 8.5 km away. Colgong 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 Nadiawan (under 2 km), Nadiawan Amanat (under 2 km) and Nadiawan Milik (under 2 km).

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

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