About Kalikapur Village

Kalikapur is a large village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,208, made up of 1,151 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721649, 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	Tamluk
Pincode	721649
Area (hectares)	110.32 hectares
Population	2,208
Male Population	1,151
Female Population	1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalikapur compares

By the 2011 count Kalikapur is the 32nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 110.32 hectares work out to about 20 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 Kalikapur

Kalikapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalikapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalikapur from other places

Kalikapur lies about 52 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 11 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 Kalikapur
Nearest railway station	Joka	11 km
Nearest town	Budge Budge	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tamluk	32 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	52 km

Villages closest to Kalikapur

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.

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Common questions about Kalikapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalikapur village had a population of 2,208. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Kalikapur village has 1,151 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikapur has about 918 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 Kalikapur is 721649. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikapur covers 110.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalikapur is Joka, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kalikapur.

Kalikapur is about 52 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalikapur is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Joka is about 11 km away. Budge Budge is about 12 km away. Tamluk is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.