About Khaprail Village

Khaprail is a large village in Matigara tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,004, made up of 2,103 males and 1,901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaprail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaprail village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Matigara
Pincode	734009
Area (hectares)	451.63 hectares
Population	4,004
Male Population	2,103
Female Population	1,901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaprail compares

By the 2011 count Khaprail is the 13th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 451.63 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Khaprail

Khaprail is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khaprail as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khaprail from other places

Khaprail lies about 29 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Sukna, about 5.2 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 Khaprail
Nearest railway station	Sukna	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Matigara	8.5 km
Nearest town	Kurseong	13 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	29 km

Villages closest to Khaprail

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Matigara 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.

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Common questions about Khaprail

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaprail village had a population of 4,004. That makes it the 13th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Khaprail village has 2,103 males and 1,901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaprail has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Khaprail is 734009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaprail covers 451.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khaprail is Sukna, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Khaprail.

Khaprail is about 29 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaprail is in Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district. Sukna is about 5.2 km away. Matigara is about 8.5 km away. Kurseong is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.