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About Khargeswar Village

Khargeswar is a small village in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 244 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khargeswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khargeswar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Burdwan I
Pincode 713102
Area (hectares) 165.8 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 244
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khargeswar compares

By the 2011 count Khargeswar is the 68th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 165.8 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Khargeswar

Khargeswar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khargeswar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khargeswar from other places

Khargeswar lies about 4.8 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 5.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khargeswar
Tehsil headquarters Burdwan I 4.8 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 4.8 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction 5.8 km

Villages closest to Khargeswar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burdwan I tehsil.

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 Khargeswar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khargeswar village had a population of 472. That makes it the 68th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Khargeswar village has 244 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khargeswar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Khargeswar is 713102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khargeswar covers 165.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khargeswar falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khargeswar is Barddhaman Junction, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Khargeswar is about 4.8 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khargeswar is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Burdwan I is about 4.8 km away. Barddhaman is about 4.8 km away. Barddhamān is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Idilpur (under 2 km), Kanchannarar (under 2 km) and Katrapota (1.8 km).

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

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