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About Kalikapur Village

Kalikapur is a small village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 173 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 174.82 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 173
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalikapur compares

By the 2011 count Kalikapur is the 92nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 174.82 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kalikapur

Kalikapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalikapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 56 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 13 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 town Jāridih 13 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaipur 34 km
District headquarters Puruliya 56 km

Villages closest to Kalikapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalikapur village had a population of 354. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Kalikapur village has 173 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikapur has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kalikapur is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikapur covers 174.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalikapur falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalikapur is Jarangdih, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalikapur.

Kalikapur is about 56 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalikapur is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Jāridih is about 13 km away. Jarangdih is about 13 km away. Jaipur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur (4.3 km), Baruadi (6.0 km) and Amdih (6.2 km).

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

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