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About Khairpal Village

Khairpal is a mid sized village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 619 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairpal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 619
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairpal compares

By the 2011 count Khairpal is the 18th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Khairpal

Khairpal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khairpal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khairpal from other places

Khairpal lies about 53 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 14 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 Khairpal
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 11 km
Nearest railway station Māluka 14 km
Nearest town Joda 38 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 53 km

Villages closest to Khairpal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhgaon 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 Khairpal

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairpal village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 18th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Khairpal village has 619 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairpal has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Khairpal is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairpal covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khairpal falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khairpal is Māluka, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khairpal.

Khairpal is about 53 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairpal is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 11 km away. Māluka is about 14 km away. Joda is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baliaposi (under 2 km), Sadomsoya (1.9 km) and Hesapi (2.3 km).

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

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