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About Khisma Village

Khisma is a large village in Ranaghat I tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,944, made up of 1,527 males and 1,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khisma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khisma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Ranaghat I
Pincode 741127
Area (hectares) 671.17 hectares
Population 2,944
Male Population 1,527
Female Population 1,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Khisma compares

By the 2011 count Khisma is the 15th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents. Its 671.17 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 934.

Getting to Khisma

Khisma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khisma 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 Jalkar Patuli, Jhau Mahal, Kalaighata and Kamgachhi. 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 Khisma

As per the Census of India 2011, Khisma village had a population of 2,944. That makes it the 15th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents.

Khisma village has 1,527 males and 1,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khisma has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Khisma is 741127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khisma covers 671.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khisma falls under Ranaghat I tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khisma 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 Khisma.

Khisma is in Ranaghat I tehsil of Nadia 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 Khisma today is likely to be higher.

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