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About Khagra Village

Khagra is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 277 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khagra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 83.58 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 277
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khagra compares

By the 2011 count Khagra is the 126th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 83.58 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Khagra

Khagra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khagra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khagra from other places

Khagra lies about 66 km from Birbhum. 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 Khagra
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 12 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 66 km

Villages closest to Khagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khagra village had a population of 523. That makes it the 126th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Khagra village has 277 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khagra has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Khagra is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khagra covers 83.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khagra falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khagra notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Khagra.

Khagra is about 66 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khagra is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 12 km away. Dubrājpur is about 12 km away. Birbhum is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodhgram (2.1 km), Ganra (2.4 km) and Paduma (2.5 km).

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

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