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About Kaliakundu Village

Kaliakundu is a mid sized village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,097, made up of 556 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliakundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliakundu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Daspur I
Pincode 721170
Area (hectares) 79.32 hectares
Population 1,097
Male Population 556
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaliakundu compares

By the 2011 count Kaliakundu is the 78th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 79.32 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kaliakundu

Kaliakundu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaliakundu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kaliakundu from other places

Kaliakundu lies about 25 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Duan, about 12 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 Kaliakundu
Nearest railway station Duan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Daspur I 25 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 25 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 30 km

Villages closest to Kaliakundu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Daspur I 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 Kaliakundu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliakundu village had a population of 1,097. That makes it the 78th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Kaliakundu village has 556 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliakundu has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kaliakundu is 721170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliakundu covers 79.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaliakundu falls under Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaliakundu is Duan, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaliakundu.

Kaliakundu is about 25 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliakundu is in Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Duan is about 12 km away. Daspur I is about 25 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bualia (14 km), Dadpur (22 km) and Mamudpur (22 km).

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

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