Kalikapur, Sonarpur

For other uses, see Kalikapur.

Kalikapur is a census town and a gram panchayat in the Sonarpur CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Kalikapur
Census Town
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Coordinates: 22.4252°N 88.4961°E / 22.4252; 88.4961
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD block	Sonarpur
Area
• Total	2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,860
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743330
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Jadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sonarpur Dakshin
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Geography

8km
5miles

Harinavi

N

Jirongachhi

R

Nalmuri

R

Uttar Kasipur

R

Bantala

R

Gobindapur

CT

Bhangar Raghunathpur

CT

Maricha

CT

Subhashgram

N

Narendrapur

N

Rajpur Sonarpur

M

Sahebpur

CT

Chak Baria

CT

Kalikapur

CT

Bidyadharpur

CT

Ramchandrapur

CT

Danga

CT

Radhanagar

CT

  

Cities and towns in the northern part of Baruipur subdivision (including Sonarpur, Bhangar I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Baruipur subdivision is a rural subdivision with moderate levels of urbanization. 31.05% of the population lives in the urban areas and 68.95% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 10 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the northern part of the subdivision is a flat plain bordering the metropolis of Kolkata.^[3][4][5]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location

Kalikapur is located at 22.4252°N 88.4961°E / 22.4252; 88.4961. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).

Kalikapur, Chak Baria and Sahebpur form a cluster of census towns in the Sonarpur CD block, as per the map of the Sonarpur CD block in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas.^[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kalikapur had a total population of 5,860, of which 2,977 (51%) were males and 2,883 (49%) were females. There were 548 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Kalikapur was 4,419 (83.19% of the population over 6 years).^[7]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Kalikapur covered an area of 2.6373 km². Among the physical aspects, Kalikapur railway station is in the town. Among the civic amenities, it had 10 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved borewell and service reservoir. It had 200 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 nursing home 3 km away, 1 veterinary hospital 1 km away and 3 medicine shops in the town. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 primary school, 2 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools, the nearest general degree college at Sonarpur 5 km away. It had 1 engineering college and 1 management institute/ college. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had a public library. Among the commodities it produced were rice and vegetables. It had the branch office of 1 cooperative bank.^[8]

Transport

Sonarpur-Chak Baria Road links Kalikapur to the State Highway 1.^[9]

Kalikapur railway station is on the Sealdah–Canning line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.^[9][10]

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from East Pakistan/Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.^[11]

Education

Jyotirmoy School of Education is a coeducational B Ed college.^[12]

Jafarpur Kalinath High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school established in 1968. It has facilities for teaching from class 5 to class XII.^[13]

Kalikapur Basanti Devi Balika Vidyalaya is a girls school.^[14]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre, with 10 beds, at Kalikapur.^[15]

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
4. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
5. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
6. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 257 - Map of Sonarpur CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
7. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
8. "District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
9. Google maps
10. "34520 Sealdah-Canning Local". Time Table. India Rail Info. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
11. Mondal, Bhaswati. "Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata". Retrieved 16 December 2019.
12. "Jyotirmoy School of Education". JSE. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
13. "Jafarpur K Nath High School". Schools. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
14. "Kalikapur Basanti Devi Balika Vidyalaya". Entrance India. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
15. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 11 November 2019.