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About Khanta Village

Khanta is one of the larger villages in Harischandrapur II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,360, made up of 2,724 males and 2,636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur II
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 312.6 hectares
Population 5,360
Male Population 2,724
Female Population 2,636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanta compares

By the 2011 count Khanta is the 19th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents. Its 312.6 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Khanta

Khanta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khanta as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jagannathpur, Jalalpur, Jay Rampur and Kankania. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanta village had a population of 5,360. That makes it the 19th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents.

Khanta village has 2,724 males and 2,636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanta has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Khanta is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanta covers 312.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khanta falls under Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khanta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khanta.

Khanta is in Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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