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About Kharsa Village

Kharsa is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,746, made up of 935 males and 811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742137
Area (hectares) 62.7 hectares
Population 1,746
Male Population 935
Female Population 811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Kharsa compares

By the 2011 count Kharsa is the 57th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 62.7 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kharsa

Kharsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharsa 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. The nearest villages by name are Kelai, Kesabpur, Kesiadanga and Khansama Danga. 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 Kharsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsa village had a population of 1,746. That makes it the 57th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Kharsa village has 935 males and 811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsa has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kharsa is 742137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharsa covers 62.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kharsa falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kharsa 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 km distance for Kharsa.

Kharsa is in Khargram 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 Kharsa today is likely to be higher.

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