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About Kharpa Village

Kharpa is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 381 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharpa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 77.45 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 381
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharpa compares

By the 2011 count Kharpa is the 106th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 77.45 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kharpa

Kharpa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharpa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kashipur, Katatair, Kathalhat Hosenpur and Katkihari. 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 Kharpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharpa village had a population of 754. That makes it the 106th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Kharpa village has 381 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharpa has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kharpa is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharpa covers 77.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharpa falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kharpa notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Kharpa.

Kharpa is in Gangarampur 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 Kharpa today is likely to be higher.

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