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About Kalidaspur Village

Kalidaspur is one of the larger villages in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,724, made up of 2,950 males and 2,774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743378, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalidaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalidaspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743378
Area (hectares) 678.94 hectares
Population 5,724
Male Population 2,950
Female Population 2,774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalidaspur compares

By the 2011 count Kalidaspur is the 13th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 678.94 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kalidaspur

Kalidaspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalidaspur as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalidaspur from other places

Kalidaspur lies about 52 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 28 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 Kalidaspur
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 11 km
Nearest railway station Canning 28 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 52 km

Villages closest to Kalidaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalidaspur village had a population of 5,724. That makes it the 13th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Kalidaspur village has 2,950 males and 2,774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalidaspur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kalidaspur is 743378. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalidaspur covers 678.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalidaspur falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kalidaspur is Canning, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalidaspur.

Kalidaspur is about 52 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.

Kalidaspur is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 11 km away. Canning is about 28 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hetalbari (2.4 km), Chhota Molla Khali (4.0 km) and Satjalia (4.5 km).

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

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