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About Srikanthakalaganda Village

Srikanthakalaganda is a mid sized village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,859, made up of 965 males and 894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721647, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srikanthakalaganda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srikanthakalaganda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721647
Area (hectares) 101.24 hectares
Population 1,859
Male Population 965
Female Population 894
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 10+ km distance

How Srikanthakalaganda compares

By the 2011 count Srikanthakalaganda is the 49th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 101.24 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, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Srikanthakalaganda

Srikanthakalaganda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Srikanthakalaganda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Srikanthakalaganda from other places

Srikanthakalaganda lies about 41 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandaigajan, about 3.5 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 Srikanthakalaganda
Nearest railway station Nandaigajan 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamluk 13 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 13 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 41 km

Villages closest to Srikanthakalaganda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Srikanthakalaganda village had a population of 1,859. That makes it the 49th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Srikanthakalaganda village has 965 males and 894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srikanthakalaganda has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Srikanthakalaganda is 721647. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srikanthakalaganda covers 101.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Srikanthakalaganda falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Srikanthakalaganda is Nandaigajan, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Srikanthakalaganda.

Srikanthakalaganda is about 41 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Srikanthakalaganda is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandaigajan is about 3.5 km away. Tamluk is about 13 km away. Tamlūk is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purbakola (5.6 km), Naikurijagannath Chak I (12 km) and Uttar Bagnan (13 km).

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

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