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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kalaikunda
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| settlement_type = Census Town
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22|20|32.6|N|87|13|35.4|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 9,344
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages*
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Santali language|Santali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Medinipur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Kharagpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kharagpur]]
| website = {{URL|paschimmedinipur.gov.in/}}
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'''Kalaikunda''' is a [[census town]] in the [[Kharagpur I]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Kharagpur subdivision]] of the [[Paschim Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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| coord={{coord|22|22|0|N|87|28|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''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
|mark-coord1= {{coord|22|22|0|N|87|33|0|E}}| label-pos1=bottom|label1=Balichak | numbered1=CT| mark-title1= [[Balichak]] (CT)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=13| mark-size1=13|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#C40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|22|21|30|N|87|13|35|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2=Kalaikunda | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= Kalaikunda (CT)|shape-color2=black| label-size2=13|label-color2=black 
|mark-coord3={{coord|22|21|35|N|87|20|30|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3=Kharagpur |labela3 =Railway Settlement | numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Kharagpur Railway Settlement]] (CT)
|mark-coord4={{coord|22|19|0|N|87|23|8|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4=Changual | numbered4=R| mark-title4= [[Changual]] (R)
|mark-coord5={{coord|22|22|21|N|87|34|40|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5=Debra | numbered5=R| mark-title5= [[Debra, Paschim Medinipur]] (R)
|mark-coord6={{coord|22|22|35|N|87|33|47|E}} | label-pos6=top|label6=Gangaram Chak | numbered6=R| mark-title6= [[Gangaram Chak]] (R)
|mark-coord7={{coord|22|22|54|N|87|26|23|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7=Madpur | numbered7=R| mark-title7= [[Madpur]] (R)
|mark-coord8={{coord|22|17|13|N|87|38|30|E}} | label-pos8=right|label8= Maligram | numbered8=R| mark-title8= [[Maligram]] (R)
|mark-coord9={{coord|22|16|18|N|87|35|8|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Pingla | numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Pingla]] (R)
|mark-coord10={{coord|22|16|21|N|87|17|35|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Salua | numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Salua, Paschim Medinipur]] (R)
|mark-coord11={{coord|22|22|50|N|87|20|30|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Satkul | numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Satkul]] (R)
|mark-coord12={{coord|22|17|40|N|87|18|35|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12= Hijli | numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Hijli]] (R)
|mark-coord13={{coord|22|19|48|N|87|19|25|E}}| label-pos13=right|label13= Kharagpur| numbered13=M| mark-title13= [[Kharagpur]] (M)| shape-color13= #800000
|mark-coord14={{coord|22|19|48|N|87|18|13|E}}| label-pos14=bottom|label14= IIT, Kharagpur| numbered14=F| mark-title14= [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]] (F)|shape-color14=#967117
|mark-coord15={{coord|22|25|14|N|87|36|16|E}}| label-pos15=right|label15= Chak Bajit| numbered15=H| mark-title15= [[Chak Bajit]] (H) |shape-color15=#AA6666
|mark-coord16={{coord|22|15|20|N|87|32|31|E}}| label-pos16=left|label16= Dhaneshwarpur |labela16= Madhyabar| numbered16=H| mark-title16= [[Dhaneshwarpur Madhyabar]] (H) |shape-color16=#AA6666
|mark-coord17={{coord|22|14|37|N|87|40|19|E}}| label-pos17=left|label17= Jalchak| numbered17=H| mark-title17= [[Jalchak]] (H) |shape-color17=#AA6666
|mark-coord18={{coord|22|26|51|N|87|37|46|E}}| label-pos18=right|label18= Loyada| numbered18=H| mark-title18= [[Loyada, Paschim Medinipur]] (H) |shape-color18=#AA6666
|mark-coord19={{coord|22|17|45|N|87|34|50|E}}| label-pos19=lft|label19= Raj Ballabh| numbered19=H| mark-title19= [[Raj Ballabh]] (H) |shape-color19=#AA6666
|mark-coord20={{coord|22|28|10|N|87|34|17|E}}| label-pos20=right|label20= Satyapur| numbered20=H| mark-title20= [[Satyapur, Paschim Medinipur]] (H) |shape-color20=#AA6666
|mark-coord21={{coord|22|23|0|N|87|16|0|E}}|label21= Kangsabati River| label-color21 = #77A1CB| label-angle21=10| label-pos21=top| label-size21=11| mark-size21=0| mark-title21=none }}

===Location===
Kalaikunda is located at {{coord|22|20|32.6|N|87|13|35.4|E|display=inline}}.

===Area overview===
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has [[Alluvium|alluvial]] soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have [[Laterite|lateritic]] soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= page 27-28| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 10 September 2020}}</ref> With a density of population 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% lives in the rural areas.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013| work= Table 2.2, 2.4 (a)| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics |access-date = 10 September 2020}}</ref>

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==
[[File:B-29 "The Craig Comet" of the 794th Bomb Squadron 468th Bomb Group.jpg|thumb|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.

==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).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 13 January 2007 }}</ref>

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

==Infrastructure==
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Paschim Medinipur'', Kalaikunda covered an area of 2.17 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, borewell, tubewell. It had 804 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 dispensaries/ health centres, 1 nursing home, 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home, 15 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 3 primary schools.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1918_PART_A_DCHB_PASCHIM%20MEDINIPUR.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Paschim Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Pages 2827-2833; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 2827; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 2829; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 2830; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2831, Page 2832; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 2832,2833; Statement VI:Industry and Banking ,Page 2833 | publisher = Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal |access-date = 5 September 2020}}</ref>

==Transport==
Kalaikunda is a station on the [[Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line|Kharagpur-Tatanagar line]] of South Eastern Railway.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/kharagpur-tatanagar-passenge.r-58021-kgp-to-tata/3390/167/168 |title = 58021 Kharagpur-Tatanagar Passenger |work= Time Table |publisher= indiarailinfo | access-date = 15 January 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Paschim Medinipur District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Paschim Medinipur district]]

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