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About Khosalpur Village

Khosalpur is a mid sized village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 501 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khosalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khosalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732123
Area (hectares) 91.21 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 501
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khosalpur compares

By the 2011 count Khosalpur is the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 91.21 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Khosalpur

Khosalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khosalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khosalpur from other places

Khosalpur lies about 40 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 9.2 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 Khosalpur
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapur 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal I 12 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km
District headquarters Maldah 40 km

Villages closest to Khosalpur

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.

Common questions about Khosalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khosalpur village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Khosalpur village has 501 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khosalpur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Khosalpur is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khosalpur covers 91.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khosalpur is Harishchandrapur, about 9.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khosalpur.

Khosalpur is about 40 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khosalpur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 9.2 km away. Chanchal I is about 12 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur Hulaspur (under 2 km), Bakipur (4.3 km) and Chandipur (4.5 km).

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

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