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About Khokhra Village

Khokhra is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,364, made up of 724 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khokhra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732123
Area (hectares) 142.06 hectares
Population 1,364
Male Population 724
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
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 Khokhra compares

By the 2011 count Khokhra is the 56th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 142.06 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Khokhra

Khokhra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khokhra 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 Khokhra from other places

Khokhra lies about 34 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 7.2 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 Khokhra
Nearest railway station Milangarh 7.2 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 34 km
District headquarters Maldah 34 km

Villages closest to Khokhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khokhra village had a population of 1,364. That makes it the 56th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Khokhra village has 724 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khokhra has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

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

Khokhra covers 142.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khokhra falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khokhra is Milangarh, about 7.2 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 km distance for Khokhra.

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

Khokhra is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 7.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 28 km away. Harischandrapur I 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 Nasirpur (under 2 km), Nazirpur (under 2 km) and Bhingol (under 2 km).

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

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