About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is one of the larger villages in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,920, made up of 3,468 males and 3,452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 833.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal II
Pincode	732126
Area (hectares)	833.31 hectares
Population	6,920
Male Population	3,468
Female Population	3,452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 833.31 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Khanpur

Khanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khanpur as Available within 10+ 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 Khanpur from other places

Khanpur lies about 43 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about 6.9 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 Khanpur
Nearest railway station	Dilli Dewan Ganj	6.9 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal II	22 km
District headquarters	Maldah	43 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

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

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Common questions about Khanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 6,920. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Khanpur village has 3,468 males and 3,452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 833.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanpur falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khanpur.

Khanpur is about 43 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpur is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Dilli Dewan Ganj is about 6.9 km away. Manihāri is about 16 km away. Chanchal II is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.