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About Khamargachhi Village

Khamargachhi is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 365 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamargachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamargachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712515
Area (hectares) 74.24 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 365
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Khamargachhi compares

By the 2011 count Khamargachhi is the 90th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 74.24 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Khamargachhi

Khamargachhi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khamargachhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khamargachhi from other places

Khamargachhi lies about 54 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Ghutiari Sharif, about 15 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 Khamargachhi
Nearest railway station Ghutiari Sharif 15 km
Nearest town Canning 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 35 km
District headquarters Hugli 54 km

Villages closest to Khamargachhi

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

Common questions about Khamargachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamargachhi village had a population of 733. That makes it the 90th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Khamargachhi village has 365 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamargachhi has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Khamargachhi is 712515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamargachhi covers 74.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khamargachhi falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khamargachhi is Ghutiari Sharif, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khamargachhi.

Khamargachhi is about 54 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamargachhi is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Ghutiari Sharif is about 15 km away. Canning is about 18 km away. Balagarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paigachhi (2.6 km), Debipur (3.2 km) and Malancha (5.1 km).

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

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