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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,834, made up of 941 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731243, 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 Nalhati I
Pincode 731243
Area (hectares) 188.77 hectares
Population 1,834
Male Population 941
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 42nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 188.77 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Khanpur

The census records public bus service for Khanpur 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 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 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 Khanpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 5.6 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.6 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 1,834. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Khanpur village has 941 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 731243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 188.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanpur falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Khanpur.

Khanpur 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.

Khanpur is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 3.7 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.9 km away. Nalhati I 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 Gobindapur (3.4 km), Jot Gobindapur (3.4 km) and Radha Gobindapur (3.4 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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