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About Khurial Village

Khurial 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 1,084, made up of 563 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khurial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khurial village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732123
Area (hectares) 90.54 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 563
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khurial compares

By the 2011 count Khurial is the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 90.54 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Khurial

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

How far is Khurial from other places

Khurial lies about 32 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 11 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 Khurial
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal I 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Milangarh 11 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 24 km
District headquarters Maldah 32 km

Villages closest to Khurial

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 Khurial

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurial village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Khurial village has 563 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurial has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

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

Khurial covers 90.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khurial is Milangarh, about 11 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 km distance for Khurial.

Khurial is about 32 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khurial is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Chanchal I is about 4.8 km away. Milangarh is about 11 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagjana (under 2 km), Hatinda (under 2 km) and Sitalpur (under 2 km).

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

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