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About Khagra Village

Khagra is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 655 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khagra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 102.81 hectares
Population 1,259
Male Population 655
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Khagra compares

By the 2011 count Khagra is the 35th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 102.81 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Khagra

Khagra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khagra 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. The nearest villages by name are Kastara, Katabaid, Kechka and Kendana. 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 Khagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Khagra village had a population of 1,259. That makes it the 35th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Khagra village has 655 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khagra has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Khagra is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khagra covers 102.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khagra falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khagra notes the nearest railway station 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 Khagra.

Khagra is in Saltora 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 Khagra today is likely to be higher.

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