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About Kakhar Village

Kakhar is a mid sized village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 599 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakhar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 65.3 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 599
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakhar compares

By the 2011 count Kakhar is the 42nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 65.3 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kakhar

Kakhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kakhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jasodapur, Jaydebpur, Jotmusak and Jotnasir. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kakhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakhar village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Kakhar village has 599 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakhar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kakhar is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakhar covers 65.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kakhar falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kakhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kakhar.

Kakhar is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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