Kalaikunda

Kalaikunda
Census town
Kalaikunda Show map of West Bengal Kalaikunda Show map of India Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°20′32.6″N 87°13′35.4″E / 22.342389°N 87.226500°E / 22.342389; 87.226500Coordinates: 22°20′32.6″N 87°13′35.4″E / 22.342389°N 87.226500°E / 22.342389; 87.226500
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population (2011)
• Total	9,344
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Medinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kharagpur
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

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

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).

Kalaikunda is a station on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar line of South Eastern Railway.

Kalaikunda Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base. It was built by the British during World War II.

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