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About Kalikapur Village

Kalikapur is a large village in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,491, made up of 1,222 males and 1,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, 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 Jaynagar II
Pincode 743338
Area (hectares) 341.4 hectares
Population 2,491
Male Population 1,222
Female Population 1,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
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 Kalikapur compares

By the 2011 count Kalikapur is the 27th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 341.4 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

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 - 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 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 Jaynagar II 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 Jaynagar 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 Kalikapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalikapur village had a population of 2,491. That makes it the 27th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Kalikapur village has 1,222 males and 1,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikapur has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kalikapur is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikapur covers 341.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalikapur falls under Jaynagar II 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 3.5 km away. Jaynagar II 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.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalnagar (2.1 km), Purba Raghunathpur (3.0 km) and Srirampur (6.2 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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