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About Kharari Village

Kharari is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 596 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.5 hectares hectares.

Kharari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 65.5 hectares
Population 1,143
Male Population 596
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharari compares

By the 2011 count Kharari is the 89th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 65.5 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kharari

Kharari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharari as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharari from other places

Kharari lies about 15 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 10 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 Kharari
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 10 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 15 km
District headquarters Hugli 15 km

Villages closest to Kharari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Kharari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharari village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 89th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Kharari village has 596 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharari has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Kharari covers 65.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharari falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kharari is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharari.

Kharari is about 15 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharari is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 10 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 11 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Dadpur (3.7 km), Dampur (3.7 km) and Uttar Dadpur (3.7 km).

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

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