Kalaikunda

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Country India
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationWB
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in
Kalaikunda
Census Town
Kalaikunda is located in West Bengal
Kalaikunda
Kalaikunda
Location in West Bengal, India
Kalaikunda is located in India
Kalaikunda
Kalaikunda
Kalaikunda (India)
Coordinates: 22°20′32.6″N 87°13′35.4″E / 22.342389°N 87.226500°E / 22.342389; 87.226500
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
9,344
Languages*
 • OfficialBengali, Santali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyMedinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKharagpur
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in
Kendriya Vidhyalaya No.2 Kalaikunda

Kalaikunda is a census town in the Kharagpur I CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Location

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U
Kangsabati River
H
Satyapur
H Satyapur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
H Satyapur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
H
Raj Ballabh
H Raj Ballabh (H)
H Raj Ballabh (H)
H
Loyada
H Loyada, Paschim Medinipur (H)
H Loyada, Paschim Medinipur (H)
H
Jalchak
H Jalchak (H)
H Jalchak (H)
H
Dhaneshwarpur
Madhyabar
H Dhaneshwarpur Madhyabar (H)
H Dhaneshwarpur Madhyabar (H)
H
Chak Bajit
H Chak Bajit (H)
H Chak Bajit (H)
F
IIT, Kharagpur
F Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (F)
F Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (F)
M
Kharagpur
M Kharagpur (M)
M Kharagpur (M)
R
Hijli
R Hijli (R)
R Hijli (R)
R
Satkul
R Satkul (R)
R Satkul (R)
R
Salua
R Salua, Paschim Medinipur (R)
R Salua, Paschim Medinipur (R)
R
Pingla
R Pingla (R)
R Pingla (R)
R
Maligram
R Maligram (R)
R Maligram (R)
R
Madpur
R Madpur (R)
R Madpur (R)
R
Gangaram Chak
R Gangaram Chak (R)
R Gangaram Chak (R)
R
Debra
R Debra, Paschim Medinipur (R)
R Debra, Paschim Medinipur (R)
R
Changual
R Changual (R)
R Changual (R)
CT
Kharagpur
Railway Settlement
CT Kharagpur Railway Settlement (CT)
CT Kharagpur Railway Settlement (CT)
CT
Kalaikunda
CT
Balichak
CT Balichak (CT)
CT Balichak (CT)
Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Kalaikunda is located at 22°20′32.6″N 87°13′35.4″E / 22.342389°N 87.226500°E / 22.342389; 87.226500.

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a population density of 787 per km2nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% in the rural areas.[2]

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.

Air Force Station

B-29 "The Craig Comet" of the 794th Bomb Squadron 468th Bomb Group at Kalaikunda Air Force Station

Kalaikunda Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base. It was built by the British during World War II. Kalaikunda having two Kendriya Vidhaylaya KV No.1 and KV No. 2. Mostly Air force personnel children go to these schools.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Kalaikunda had a total population of 9,344 of which 5,196 (56%) were males and 4,148 (44%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,202. The total number of literates in Kalaikunda was 6,973 (74.63% of the population over 6 years).[3]

.* For language details see Kharagpur I#Language and religion

Infrastructure

Transport

References

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