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About Kharikabari Village

Kharikabari is a mid sized village in Mathabhanga II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,522, made up of 773 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharikabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharikabari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mathabhanga II
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 266.77 hectares
Population 1,522
Male Population 773
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharikabari compares

By the 2011 count Kharikabari is the 48th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents. Its 266.77 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kharikabari

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

How far is Kharikabari from other places

Kharikabari lies about 34 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamakhyaguri, about 3.3 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 Kharikabari
Nearest railway station Kamakhyaguri 3.3 km
Nearest town Tufānganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathabhanga II 34 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 34 km

Villages closest to Kharikabari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mathabhanga II 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 Kharikabari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharikabari village had a population of 1,522. That makes it the 48th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents.

Kharikabari village has 773 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharikabari has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kharikabari is 736146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharikabari covers 266.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharikabari falls under Mathabhanga II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kharikabari is Kamakhyaguri, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kharikabari.

Kharikabari is about 34 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharikabari is in Mathabhanga II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Kamakhyaguri is about 3.3 km away. Tufānganj is about 18 km away. Mathabhanga II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patakamari (3.9 km) and Runibari (18 km).

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

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