Kaikala | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 22.8673°N 88.0996°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hooghly |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 18 |
Population Total: | 28178 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 712405 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91 3212 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 933 ♂/♀ |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Arambagh |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Tarakeswar |
Iso Code: | IN-WB |
Kaikala is a village in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kaikala is located at . It has an average elevation of 18 metres (59 ft).
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.
This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages.[2]
The Howrah-Tarakeswar line was opened in 1885.[3] Kaikala railway station is from Tarakeswar railway station.