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About Kalakari Village

Kalakari is a mid sized village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 679 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalakari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalakari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona II
Pincode 721201
Area (hectares) 101.98 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 679
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Kalakari compares

By the 2011 count Kalakari is the 27th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 101.98 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kalakari

Kalakari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalakari 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. The nearest villages by name are Jayantipur, Jhakra, Jhakrasirsa and Kadamtala. 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 Kalakari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalakari village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 27th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Kalakari village has 679 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalakari has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kalakari is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalakari covers 101.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalakari falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalakari notes the nearest railway station 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 Kalakari.

Kalakari is in Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Kalakari today is likely to be higher.

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