Kaikala (village)

Kaikala
village
Kaikala Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°52′02″N 88°05′58″E / 22.86725°N 88.09955°ECoordinates: 22°52′02″N 88°05′58″E / 22.86725°N 88.09955°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hoogly
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	28,178
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	712405
Telephone code	91 3212
Sex ratio	933 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency	assembly_const= Tarakeswar

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

Geography

Kaikala is located at 22°52′N 88°05′E / 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 is 10 km far from Tarakeswar rail 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 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
2. "List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07". West Bengal State Marketing Board. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
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.