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About Kalika Kundu Village

Kalika Kundu is a large village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,669, made up of 1,395 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalika Kundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalika Kundu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 195.7 hectares
Population 2,669
Male Population 1,395
Female Population 1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalika Kundu compares

By the 2011 count Kalika Kundu is the 16th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 195.7 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kalika Kundu

Kalika Kundu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalika Kundu as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalika Kundu from other places

Kalika Kundu 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 Kalika Kundu
Tehsil headquarters Pingla 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Duan 12 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 25 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 30 km

Villages closest to Kalika Kundu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pingla 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 Kalika Kundu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalika Kundu village had a population of 2,669. That makes it the 16th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Kalika Kundu village has 1,395 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalika Kundu has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kalika Kundu is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalika Kundu covers 195.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalika Kundu falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalika Kundu 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 <5 km distance for Kalika Kundu.

Kalika Kundu 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.

Kalika Kundu is in Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Pingla is about 3.9 km away. Duan is about 12 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 Bara Khelna (2.0 km), Pingla (3.9 km) and Mohanpur (12 km).

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

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