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About Kharra Village

Kharra is a mid sized village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,776, made up of 871 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 303.16 hectares
Population 1,776
Male Population 871
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kharra compares

By the 2011 count Kharra is the 32nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 303.16 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kharra

Kharra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kharra 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Kapsit, Karar Danga, Karisunda and Keneti. 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 Kharra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharra village had a population of 1,776. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Kharra village has 871 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharra has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kharra is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharra covers 303.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharra falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kharra notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kharra.

Kharra is in Indus 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 Kharra today is likely to be higher.

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