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About Khosalpur Village

Khosalpur is a mid sized village in Hariharpara tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,744, made up of 898 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khosalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khosalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Hariharpara
Pincode 742165
Area (hectares) 100.99 hectares
Population 1,744
Male Population 898
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khosalpur compares

By the 2011 count Khosalpur is the 38th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents. Its 100.99 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Khosalpur

Khosalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khosalpur as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Joykrishnapur, Kaludiar, Khalshi and Khamarbati. 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 Khosalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khosalpur village had a population of 1,744. That makes it the 38th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents.

Khosalpur village has 898 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khosalpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Khosalpur is 742165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khosalpur covers 100.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khosalpur falls under Hariharpara tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khosalpur notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Khosalpur.

Khosalpur is in Hariharpara tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Khosalpur today is likely to be higher.

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