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About Khatanga Village

Khatanga is a small village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 98 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 50.77 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 98
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khatanga compares

By the 2011 count Khatanga is the 172nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 50.77 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Khatanga

Khatanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khatanga as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khairdungri, Khalpara, Khardda and Kharigerya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khatanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatanga village had a population of 192. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Khatanga village has 98 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatanga has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Khatanga is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatanga covers 50.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khatanga falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khatanga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khatanga.

Khatanga is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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