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About Khantikar Village

Khantikar is a mid sized village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,757, made up of 887 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khantikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khantikar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713142
Area (hectares) 86.98 hectares
Population 1,757
Male Population 887
Female Population 870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khantikar compares

By the 2011 count Khantikar is the 34th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 86.98 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Khantikar

Khantikar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khantikar as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Keleti, Kendur, Keshabpur and Keudia. 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 Khantikar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khantikar village had a population of 1,757. That makes it the 34th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Khantikar village has 887 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khantikar has about 981 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 Khantikar is 713142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khantikar covers 86.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Khantikar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khantikar.

Khantikar is in Khandaghosh 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 Khantikar today is likely to be higher.

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