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About Khosnagar Village

Khosnagar is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 300 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khosnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khosnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 93.26 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 300
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khosnagar compares

By the 2011 count Khosnagar is the 114th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 93.26 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Khosnagar

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

How far is Khosnagar from other places

Khosnagar lies about 61 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 11 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 Khosnagar
Nearest railway station Chinpai 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 13 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 61 km

Villages closest to Khosnagar

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 Khosnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khosnagar village had a population of 580. That makes it the 114th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Khosnagar village has 300 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khosnagar has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

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

Khosnagar covers 93.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khosnagar is Chinpai, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khosnagar.

Khosnagar is about 61 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khosnagar is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 11 km away. Dubrajpur is about 13 km away. Dubrājpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aroan (under 2 km), Belahari (under 2 km) and Karkari (under 2 km).

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

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