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About Kalikapur Village

Kalikapur is a small village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 239 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, 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 Mandirbazar
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 55.68 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 239
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalikapur compares

By the 2011 count Kalikapur is the 92nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 55.68 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

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 5 - 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 Mandirbazar 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 Mandirbazar 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 470. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Kalikapur village has 239 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikapur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kalikapur is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikapur covers 55.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalikapur falls under Mandirbazar 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 5 - 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 Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 3.5 km away. Mandirbazar 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 Matilal (under 2 km), Mauraltala Mukundapur (under 2 km) and Uttar Ballabhpur (under 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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