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About Kaikhali Village

Kaikhali is one of the larger villages in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,030, made up of 3,080 males and 2,950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 778.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaikhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kultali
Pincode 743338
Area (hectares) 778.84 hectares
Population 6,030
Male Population 3,080
Female Population 2,950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaikhali compares

By the 2011 count Kaikhali is the 13th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 778.84 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kaikhali

Kaikhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kaikhali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kaikhali from other places

Kaikhali lies about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Udairampur, about 2.2 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 Kaikhali
Nearest railway station Udairampur 2.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 15 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kultali 24 km

Villages closest to Kaikhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaikhali village had a population of 6,030. That makes it the 13th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Kaikhali village has 3,080 males and 2,950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaikhali has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

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

Kaikhali covers 778.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaikhali falls under Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaikhali is Udairampur, about 2.2 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 - 10 km distance for Kaikhali.

Kaikhali is about 15 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.

Kaikhali is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Udairampur is about 2.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 15 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhusudanpur (under 2 km), Kaorakhali (16 km) and Dakshin Durgapur (17 km).

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

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