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About Uttar Kalikapur Village

Uttar Kalikapur is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 342 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Kalikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Kalikapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 79.27 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 342
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Uttar Kalikapur compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Kalikapur is the 121st 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 79.27 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Uttar Kalikapur

Uttar Kalikapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uttar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uttar Kalikapur from other places

Uttar Kalikapur lies about 35 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Gankar, about 8.1 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 Uttar Kalikapur
Nearest railway station Gankar 8.1 km
Nearest town Jangipur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 13 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 35 km

Villages closest to Uttar 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 Uttar Kalikapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Kalikapur village had a population of 660. That makes it the 121st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Uttar Kalikapur village has 342 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Kalikapur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

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

Uttar Kalikapur covers 79.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Uttar Kalikapur is Gankar, about 8.1 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 Uttar Kalikapur.

Uttar Kalikapur is about 35 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Kalikapur is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Gankar is about 8.1 km away. Jangipur is about 13 km away. Sagardighi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tantibiral (2.1 km), Math Kharga (2.5 km) and Bergram (3.2 km).

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

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