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About Kalikamerya Village

Kalikamerya is a small village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 66 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalikamerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalikamerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743304
Area (hectares) 83.84 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 66
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Kalikamerya compares

By the 2011 count Kalikamerya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 83.84 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kalikamerya

Kalikamerya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalikamerya 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 Kalikamerya from other places

Kalikamerya lies about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 5.2 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 Kalikamerya
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 5.2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 22 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 22 km

Villages closest to Kalikamerya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour II 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 Kalikamerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalikamerya village had a population of 123. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Kalikamerya village has 66 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikamerya has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kalikamerya is 743304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikamerya covers 83.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalikamerya falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalikamerya is Gurudas Nagar, about 5.2 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 Kalikamerya.

Kalikamerya is about 22 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.

Kalikamerya is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about 5.2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 5.7 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nasa (under 2 km), Sarisha (under 2 km) and Katapukharia (under 2 km).

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

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