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About Purba Kalikapur Village

Purba Kalikapur is a large village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,461, made up of 1,217 males and 1,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Kalikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Kalikapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712301
Area (hectares) 100.95 hectares
Population 2,461
Male Population 1,217
Female Population 1,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Purba Kalikapur compares

By the 2011 count Purba Kalikapur is the 33rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 100.95 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Purba Kalikapur

Purba Kalikapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purba 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. The nearest villages by name are Pitha, Podpara, Pora Bazar and Purandarpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Purba Kalikapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Kalikapur village had a population of 2,461. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Purba Kalikapur village has 1,217 males and 1,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Kalikapur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Purba Kalikapur is 712301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Kalikapur covers 100.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purba Kalikapur falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purba Kalikapur notes the nearest railway station 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 Purba Kalikapur.

Purba Kalikapur is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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