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About Kultikri Village

Kultikri is a mid sized village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 400 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kultikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kultikri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 14.47 hectares
Population 797
Male Population 400
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kultikri compares

By the 2011 count Kultikri is the 25th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 14.47 hectares work out to about 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kultikri

Kultikri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kultikri as Available within village. 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 Kultikri from other places

Kultikri lies about 73 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Fuleswar, about 14 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 Kultikri
Nearest town Pujali 12 km
Nearest railway station Fuleswar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 22 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 73 km

Villages closest to Kultikri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankrail 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 Kultikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kultikri village had a population of 797. That makes it the 25th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Kultikri village has 400 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kultikri has about 992 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Kultikri is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kultikri covers 14.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kultikri falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kultikri is Fuleswar, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kultikri.

Kultikri is about 73 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kultikri is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Pujali is about 12 km away. Fuleswar is about 14 km away. Sankrail is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itamaria (under 2 km), Dakshin Danrya (under 2 km) and Jamira (2.5 km).

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

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