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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a mid sized village in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,525, made up of 772 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Deganga
Pincode 743423
Area (hectares) 98.82 hectares
Population 1,525
Male Population 772
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 78th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 98.82 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Khanpur

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

How far is Khanpur from other places

Khanpur lies about 33 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalyani Main, about 3.9 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 Khanpur
Nearest railway station Kalyani Main 3.9 km
Nearest town Kānchrāpāra 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Deganga 33 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deganga 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 Khanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 1,525. That makes it the 78th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Khanpur village has 772 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 98.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khanpur falls under Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Kalyani Main, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Khanpur.

Khanpur is about 33 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.

Khanpur is in Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalyani Main is about 3.9 km away. Kānchrāpāra is about 7.3 km away. Deganga is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (3.1 km), Harpukuria (12 km) and Parulia Madhabpur (14 km).

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

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