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About Khanjanpur Village

Khanjanpur is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,014, made up of 504 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanjanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanjanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731236
Area (hectares) 140.02 hectares
Population 1,014
Male Population 504
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Khanjanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanjanpur is the 68th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 140.02 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Khanjanpur

Khanjanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanjanpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanjanpur from other places

Khanjanpur lies about 5.6 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 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 Khanjanpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 5.6 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.6 km

Villages closest to Khanjanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Khanjanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanjanpur village had a population of 1,014. That makes it the 68th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Khanjanpur village has 504 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanjanpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Khanjanpur is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanjanpur covers 140.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanjanpur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khanjanpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khanjanpur.

Khanjanpur is about 5.6 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanjanpur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 3.7 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.9 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kendangal (1.9 km), Jaykrishnapur (2.4 km) and Albandha (2.8 km).

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

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