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About Kalichak Village

Kalichak is a small village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 124 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalichak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Ghatal
Pincode 721212
Area (hectares) 134.01 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 124
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalichak compares

By the 2011 count Kalichak is the 126th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 134.01 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 943.

Getting to Kalichak

Kalichak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalichak as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jamira, Jay Krishnapur, Jaybag and Jaykunda. 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 Kalichak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalichak village had a population of 248. That makes it the 126th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Kalichak village has 124 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalichak has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kalichak is 721212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalichak covers 134.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalichak falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalichak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalichak.

Kalichak is in Ghatal 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 Kalichak today is likely to be higher.

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