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About Khadaghosh Village

Khadaghosh is one of the larger villages in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,717, made up of 3,918 males and 3,799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1051.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khadaghosh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khadaghosh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713142
Area (hectares) 1051.83 hectares
Population 7,717
Male Population 3,918
Female Population 3,799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khadaghosh compares

By the 2011 count Khadaghosh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 1051.83 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Khadaghosh

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

How far is Khadaghosh from other places

Khadaghosh lies about 18 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Indas, about 8.3 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 Khadaghosh
Tehsil headquarters Khandaghosh under 2 km
Nearest railway station Indas 8.3 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 18 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 18 km

Villages closest to Khadaghosh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khandaghosh 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 Khadaghosh

As per the Census of India 2011, Khadaghosh village had a population of 7,717. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Khadaghosh village has 3,918 males and 3,799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khadaghosh has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Khadaghosh is 713142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khadaghosh covers 1051.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khadaghosh falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khadaghosh is Indas, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Khadaghosh is about 18 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khadaghosh is in Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district. Khandaghosh is about under 2 km away. Indas is about 8.3 km away. Barddhaman is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagrai (13 km), Angram (17 km) and Amra (18 km).

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

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