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About Kalikapur Village

Kalikapur is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 617 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalikapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 65.93 hectares
Population 1,196
Male Population 617
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalikapur compares

By the 2011 count Kalikapur is the 55th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 65.93 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kalikapur

Kalikapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalikapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalaminaput, Kaliagachhia, Kalichar and Kalidas Bar. 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 Kalikapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalikapur village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 55th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Kalikapur village has 617 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikapur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kalikapur is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikapur covers 65.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalikapur falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalikapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kalikapur.

Kalikapur is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba 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 Kalikapur today is likely to be higher.

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