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About Kalikapur Village

Kalikapur is a small village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 106 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723157, 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 Santuri
Pincode 723157
Area (hectares) 64.62 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 106
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
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 82nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 64.62 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

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. The nearest villages by name are Jagannathdi, Jashpur, Jiathol and Jibanpur Alias Ramjibanpur. 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.

Common questions about Kalikapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalikapur village had a population of 234. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Kalikapur village has 106 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikapur has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kalikapur is 723157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikapur covers 64.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kalikapur notes the nearest railway station 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 in Santuri tehsil of Puruliya 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.

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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