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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a mid sized village in Kumarganj tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 442 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733141, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kumarganj
Pincode 733141
Area (hectares) 102.75 hectares
Population 838
Male Population 442
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 71st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 102.75 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Khanpur

Khanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Katla, Katnapara, Keshurail and Khamar Matizapur. 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 Khanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 838. That makes it the 71st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Khanpur village has 442 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 733141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 102.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanpur falls under Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khanpur 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 village for Khanpur.

Khanpur is in Kumarganj 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 Khanpur today is likely to be higher.

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