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About Kalikapur Village

Kalikapur is a large village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,199, made up of 1,191 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalikapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Adityapur
Pincode 832108
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 2,199
Male Population 1,191
Female Population 1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalikapur compares

By the 2011 count Kalikapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 69 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kalikapur

Kalikapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalikapur 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 5 - 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 44 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rakha Mines, about 9.4 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 Rakha Mines 9.4 km
Nearest town Chhota Gobindpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Adityapur 25 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 44 km

Villages closest to Kalikapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Adityapur 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 2,199. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Kalikapur village has 1,191 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikapur has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kalikapur is 832108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikapur covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 69 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalikapur falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalikapur is Rakha Mines, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kalikapur.

Kalikapur is about 44 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalikapur is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Rakha Mines is about 9.4 km away. Chhota Gobindpur is about 15 km away. Adityapur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindapur (15 km), Champanagar (16 km) and Ramnagar (16 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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