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About Khekul Village

Khekul is a large village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,639, made up of 1,891 males and 1,748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khekul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khekul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nabagram
Pincode 742305
Area (hectares) 354.6 hectares
Population 3,639
Male Population 1,891
Female Population 1,748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khekul compares

By the 2011 count Khekul is the 18th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 354.6 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Khekul

Khekul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khekul 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karai, Karjora, Kethor and Khajuria. 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 Khekul

As per the Census of India 2011, Khekul village had a population of 3,639. That makes it the 18th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Khekul village has 1,891 males and 1,748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khekul has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Khekul is 742305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khekul covers 354.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khekul falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khekul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Khekul.

Khekul is in Nabagram 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 Khekul today is likely to be higher.

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