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About Kharika Village

Kharika is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 295 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharika village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722160
Area (hectares) 134.78 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 295
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Kharika compares

By the 2011 count Kharika is the 92nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 134.78 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kharika

Kharika is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharika 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 Kayma, Keotdhara, Khaergaria and Khamardanga. 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 Kharika

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharika village had a population of 560. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Kharika village has 295 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharika has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kharika is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharika covers 134.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharika falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kharika 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 Kharika.

Kharika is in Simlapal 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 Kharika today is likely to be higher.

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