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About Dakshin Kalikapur Village

Dakshin Kalikapur is a small village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 73 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Kalikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Kalikapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 83.63 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 73
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Kalikapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Kalikapur is the 163rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 83.63 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dakshin Kalikapur

Dakshin Kalikapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Kalikapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Kalikapur from other places

Dakshin Kalikapur lies about 40 km from Murshidabad, 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 Dakshin Kalikapur
Nearest railway station Takipur 6.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 18 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 40 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Kalikapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Kalikapur village had a population of 147. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Dakshin Kalikapur village has 73 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Kalikapur has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Kalikapur is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Kalikapur covers 83.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakshin Kalikapur falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Kalikapur is Takipur, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dakshin Kalikapur.

Dakshin Kalikapur is about 40 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Kalikapur is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Takipur is about 6.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 12 km away. Sagardighi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitalpara (2.7 km), Jaglai (3.7 km) and Bergram (4.0 km).

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

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