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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a large village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,664, made up of 1,334 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712308, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712308
Area (hectares) 111.06 hectares
Population 2,664
Male Population 1,334
Female Population 1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 28th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 111.06 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

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 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. The nearest villages by name are Kanuibanka, Kashipur, Katgara and Kathalgaria. 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 2,664. That makes it the 28th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Khanpur village has 1,334 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 712308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 111.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khanpur falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khanpur.

Khanpur is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli 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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