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About Khagra Village

Khagra is a small village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 27 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, 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 Mayureswar II
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 47.22 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 27
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
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 Khagra compares

By the 2011 count Khagra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 47.22 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

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 - 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 Khagra from other places

Khagra lies about 24 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 14 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 Khagra
Nearest railway station Chatra 14 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar II 24 km
District headquarters Birbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Khagra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar II 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 59. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Khagra village has 27 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khagra has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Khagra is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khagra covers 47.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khagra falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khagra is Chatra, about 14 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 Khagra.

Khagra is about 24 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 Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 14 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Mayureswar II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birnagar (1.6 km), Ramkrishnapur (5.4 km) and Sundara (6.3 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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