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About Kawakhari Village

Kawakhari is a large village in Matigara tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,676, made up of 2,000 males and 1,676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawakhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawakhari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Matigara
Pincode 734012
Area (hectares) 79.32 hectares
Population 3,676
Male Population 2,000
Female Population 1,676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kawakhari compares

By the 2011 count Kawakhari is the 17th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 79.32 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kawakhari

Kawakhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kawakhari 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalam, Kalkut, Kamala Barir Chhat and Karaibari. 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 Kawakhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawakhari village had a population of 3,676. That makes it the 17th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Kawakhari village has 2,000 males and 1,676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawakhari has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kawakhari is 734012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kawakhari covers 79.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kawakhari falls under Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kawakhari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Kawakhari.

Kawakhari is in Matigara tehsil of Darjiling 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 Kawakhari today is likely to be higher.

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