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About Khuraj Village

Khuraj is a mid sized village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 558 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khuraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khuraj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi I
Pincode 713403
Area (hectares) 320.95 hectares
Population 1,112
Male Population 558
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khuraj compares

By the 2011 count Khuraj is the 47th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 320.95 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Khuraj

Khuraj 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 Khuraj 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kashpur, Kendua Tikuri, Khamargram and Khanjuli. 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 Khuraj

As per the Census of India 2011, Khuraj village had a population of 1,112. That makes it the 47th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Khuraj village has 558 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khuraj has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Khuraj is 713403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khuraj covers 320.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khuraj falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khuraj notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Khuraj is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Khuraj today is likely to be higher.

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