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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a small village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 114 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 133.96 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 114
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 148th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 133.96 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Khanpur

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

How far is Khanpur from other places

Khanpur lies about 61 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kachujor, about 15 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 Khanpur
Nearest railway station Kachujor 15 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 30 km
District headquarters Birbhum 61 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 209. That makes it the 148th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Khanpur village has 114 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 133.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanpur falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Kachujor, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Khanpur.

Khanpur 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.

Khanpur is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Kachujor is about 15 km away. Dubrājpur is about 18 km away. Labpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makura (under 2 km), Palsa (2.1 km) and Kustor (2.7 km).

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

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