About Kalichar Village

Kalichar is a small village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 79 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalichar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalichar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Deshopran
Pincode	721442
Area (hectares)	18.56 hectares
Population	144
Male Population	79
Female Population	65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	823
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalichar compares

By the 2011 count Kalichar is the 151st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 18.56 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kalichar

Kalichar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalichar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kalichar from other places

Kalichar lies about 33 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Kalichar
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deshopran	33 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	33 km

Villages closest to Kalichar

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

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Common questions about Kalichar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalichar village had a population of 144. That makes it the 151st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Kalichar village has 79 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalichar has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kalichar is 721442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalichar covers 18.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Kalichar 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 - 10 km distance for Kalichar.

Kalichar is about 33 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalichar is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 5.5 km away. Deshopran is about 33 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.