About Kharba Village

Kharba is a large village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,744, made up of 1,914 males and 1,830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharba village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal I
Pincode	732150
Area (hectares)	391.16 hectares
Population	3,744
Male Population	1,914
Female Population	1,830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharba compares

By the 2011 count Kharba is the 9th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 391.16 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kharba

Kharba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharba as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharba from other places

Kharba lies about 28 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 17 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 Kharba
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal I	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Malahar	17 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	22 km
District headquarters	Maldah	28 km

Villages closest to Kharba

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

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Common questions about Kharba

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharba village had a population of 3,744. That makes it the 9th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Kharba village has 1,914 males and 1,830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharba has about 956 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Kharba is 732150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharba covers 391.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharba falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kharba is Malahar, about 17 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 village for Kharba.

Kharba is about 28 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharba is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Chanchal I is about 8.9 km away. Malahar is about 17 km away. Rāiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.