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About Khosalpur Village

Khosalpur is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 152 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khosalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khosalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 39.82 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 152
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khosalpur compares

By the 2011 count Khosalpur is the 211th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 39.82 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Khosalpur

Khosalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khosalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khosalpur from other places

Khosalpur lies about 24 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 9.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khosalpur
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Murarai 9.6 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
District headquarters Pakur 24 km

Villages closest to Khosalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Khosalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khosalpur village had a population of 305. That makes it the 211th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Khosalpur village has 152 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khosalpur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Khosalpur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khosalpur covers 39.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khosalpur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khosalpur is Murarai, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khosalpur.

Khosalpur is about 24 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khosalpur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 4.8 km away. Murarai is about 9.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darajpur (under 2 km), Golabari (under 2 km) and Jagannathpur (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khosalpur today is likely to be higher.

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