About Kalika Village

Kalika is a large village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,881, made up of 1,390 males and 1,491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262545, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalika village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Dharchula
Pincode	262545
Area (hectares)	637.46 hectares
Population	2,881
Male Population	1,390
Female Population	1,491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,073
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 Kalika compares

By the 2011 count Kalika is the 5th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 637.46 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kalika

Kalika is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalika 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 Kalika from other places

Kalika lies about 37 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 90 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 Kalika
Tehsil headquarters	Dharchula	5.0 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	37 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	37 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	90 km

Villages closest to Kalika

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

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Common questions about Kalika

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalika village had a population of 2,881. That makes it the 5th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Kalika village has 1,390 males and 1,491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalika has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kalika is 262545. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalika covers 637.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalika falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalika is Tanakpur, about 90 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 Kalika.

Kalika is about 37 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalika is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 5.0 km away. Pithoragarh is about 37 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.