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About Kharu Village

Kharu is a mid sized village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,651, made up of 861 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Amdanga
Pincode 743221
Area (hectares) 229.65 hectares
Population 1,651
Male Population 861
Female Population 790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Kharu compares

By the 2011 count Kharu is the 53rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 229.65 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kharu

Kharu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharu 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 Kamdebpur, Kanchiara, Kasarpara and Khalia. 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 Kharu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharu village had a population of 1,651. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Kharu village has 861 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharu has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kharu is 743221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharu covers 229.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharu falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kharu 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 Kharu.

Kharu is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Kharu today is likely to be higher.

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