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About Kharidanga Village

Kharidanga is a mid sized village in Basirhat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,938, made up of 1,012 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharidanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharidanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat II
Pincode 743456
Area (hectares) 178.47 hectares
Population 1,938
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Kharidanga compares

By the 2011 count Kharidanga is the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents. Its 178.47 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kharidanga

Kharidanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharidanga 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharidanga from other places

Kharidanga lies about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 6.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kharidanga
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 6.0 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat II 32 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Kharidanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat II tehsil.

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 Kharidanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharidanga village had a population of 1,938. That makes it the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents.

Kharidanga village has 1,012 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharidanga has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kharidanga is 743456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharidanga covers 178.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharidanga falls under Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kharidanga is Bamangachi, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kharidanga.

Kharidanga is about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharidanga is in Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.6 km away. Basirhat II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dugbaria (3.5 km), Shib Chandrapur (7.2 km) and Rajalipur (9.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kharidanga today is likely to be higher.

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