About Kalikapur Village

Kalikapur is a large village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,591, made up of 2,383 males and 2,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, 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	Bhangar I
Pincode	743502
Area (hectares)	193.55 hectares
Population	4,591
Male Population	2,383
Female Population	2,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalikapur compares

By the 2011 count Kalikapur is the 13th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 193.55 hectares work out to about 24 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 946.

Getting to Kalikapur

Kalikapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalikapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalikapur from other places

Kalikapur lies about 5.6 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, 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 Kalikapur
Nearest railway station	Madhabpur	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhangar I	5.6 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	5.6 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	7.9 km

Villages closest to Kalikapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I 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 4,591. That makes it the 13th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Kalikapur village has 2,383 males and 2,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikapur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kalikapur is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikapur covers 193.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalikapur is Madhabpur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalikapur.

Kalikapur is about 5.6 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 Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 3.5 km away. Bhangar I is about 5.6 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.