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About Kalika Khali Village

Kalika Khali is a large village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,759, made up of 1,417 males and 1,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalika Khali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalika Khali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721659
Area (hectares) 156.49 hectares
Population 2,759
Male Population 1,417
Female Population 1,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalika Khali compares

By the 2011 count Kalika Khali is the 16th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 156.49 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kalika Khali

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

Kalika Khali lies about 58 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Hotar, about 6.3 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 Khali
Nearest railway station Hotar 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 6.8 km
Nearest town Baruipur 10 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 58 km

Villages closest to Kalika Khali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalika Khali village had a population of 2,759. That makes it the 16th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Kalika Khali village has 1,417 males and 1,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalika Khali has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Kalika Khali is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalika Khali covers 156.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalika Khali falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalika Khali is Hotar, about 6.3 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 Kalika Khali.

Kalika Khali is about 58 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalika Khali is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Hotar is about 6.3 km away. Chandipur is about 6.8 km away. Baruipur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baishya Chak (under 2 km), Brajalal Chak (under 2 km) and Chak Purulia (under 2 km).

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

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