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About Khurial Village

Khurial is a small village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 163 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.76 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 Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732123
Area (hectares) 64.76 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 163
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 96th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 64.76 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

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
Nearest railway station Milangarh 11 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 32 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 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 Khurial

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurial village had a population of 314. That makes it the 96th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Khurial village has 163 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurial has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

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

Khurial covers 64.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khurial falls under Harischandrapur 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 Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 11 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darakandi (under 2 km), Karpurganj (1.5 km) and Mabarakpur (1.8 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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