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About Khapkata Village

Khapkata is a small village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 102 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khapkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapkata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722121
Area (hectares) 69.25 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 102
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khapkata compares

By the 2011 count Khapkata is the 161st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 69.25 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Khapkata

Khapkata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khapkata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karkota, Kelera, Kendbana and Kendbanadhagra. 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 Khapkata

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapkata village had a population of 198. That makes it the 161st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Khapkata village has 102 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapkata has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Khapkata is 722121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapkata covers 69.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khapkata falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khapkata 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 village for Khapkata.

Khapkata is in Indpur 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 Khapkata today is likely to be higher.

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