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About Khurigachhi Village

Khurigachhi 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 1,541, made up of 801 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.38 hectares hectares.

Khurigachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khurigachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 177.38 hectares
Population 1,541
Male Population 801
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khurigachhi compares

By the 2011 count Khurigachhi is the 62nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 177.38 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Khurigachhi

Khurigachhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khurigachhi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kharari, Kharsat, Khatni and Khein. 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 Khurigachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurigachhi village had a population of 1,541. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Khurigachhi village has 801 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurigachhi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Khurigachhi covers 177.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Khurigachhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Khurigachhi.

Khurigachhi is in Polba Dadpur 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 Khurigachhi today is likely to be higher.

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