Kaikala (village)

Kaikala (Kaikala) is a village in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Kaikala
Village
Kaikala Location in West Bengal, India Kaikala Kaikala (India)
Coordinates: 22.86725°N 88.09955°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	28,178
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	712405
Telephone code	91 3212
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Sex ratio	933 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency	Arambagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Tarakeswar

Geography

Kaikala is located at 22.86°N 88.09°E. It has an average elevation of 18 metres (59 ft).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[1] Kaikala had a population of 28,178. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Kaikala has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 66%. In Kaikala, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economics

This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.[2]

Transport

The Howrah-Tarakeswar line was opened in 1885.[3] Kaikala railway station is 10 km far from Tarakeswar railway station.

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
2. "List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07". West Bengal State Marketing Board. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
3. Chaudhuri, Sukanta, The Railway Comes to Calcutta, in Calcutta, the Living City, Vol. I, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, p. 239, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-563696-3.