About Kalikapur Village

Kalikapur is a large village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,459, made up of 1,803 males and 1,656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalikapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai II
Pincode	731221
Area (hectares)	246.86 hectares
Population	3,459
Male Population	1,803
Female Population	1,656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalikapur compares

By the 2011 count Kalikapur is the 24th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 246.86 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kalikapur

Kalikapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalikapur 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 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 22 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 6.3 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	Takipur	6.3 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai II	22 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	22 km

Villages closest to Kalikapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalikapur village had a population of 3,459. That makes it the 24th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Kalikapur village has 1,803 males and 1,656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikapur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kalikapur is 731221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikapur covers 246.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalikapur falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalikapur is Takipur, about 6.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalikapur.

Kalikapur is about 22 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalikapur is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 6.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 12 km away. Murarai II is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.