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About Kalikapur Village

Kalikapur is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,004, made up of 1,032 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 85.8 hectares
Population 2,004
Male Population 1,032
Female Population 972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalikapur compares

By the 2011 count Kalikapur is the 55th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 85.8 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kalikapur

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 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 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur, about under 2 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 Kalyanpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 3.9 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Kalikapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur 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 2,004. That makes it the 55th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Kalikapur village has 1,032 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikapur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kalikapur is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikapur covers 85.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kalikapur falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalikapur is Kalyanpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalikapur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalyanpur is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 3.9 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Kundarali (under 2 km) and Malayapur (under 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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