About Kalidan Village

Kalidan is a large village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,244, made up of 1,165 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalidan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalidan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Panskura
Pincode	721131
Area (hectares)	244.41 hectares
Population	2,244
Male Population	1,165
Female Population	1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalidan compares

By the 2011 count Kalidan is the 30th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 244.41 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kalidan

Kalidan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalidan as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jogibar, Joykrishnapur, Kalagechhe and Kalai. 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.

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Common questions about Kalidan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalidan village had a population of 2,244. That makes it the 30th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Kalidan village has 1,165 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalidan has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kalidan is 721131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalidan covers 244.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalidan falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kalidan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalidan.

Kalidan is in Panskura 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.