About Khatra Village

Khatra is a large village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,391, made up of 1,222 males and 1,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Haroa
Pincode	743445
Area (hectares)	160.66 hectares
Population	2,391
Male Population	1,222
Female Population	1,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khatra compares

By the 2011 count Khatra is the 35th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 160.66 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Khatra

Khatra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khatra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khatra from other places

Khatra lies about 48 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Matla Halt, about 8.4 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 Khatra
Nearest railway station	Matla Halt	8.4 km
Nearest town	Canning	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haroa	24 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	48 km

Villages closest to Khatra

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

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Common questions about Khatra

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatra village had a population of 2,391. That makes it the 35th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Khatra village has 1,222 males and 1,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatra has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Khatra is 743445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatra covers 160.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khatra falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khatra is Matla Halt, about 8.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khatra.

Khatra is about 48 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.

Khatra is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Matla Halt is about 8.4 km away. Canning is about 8.8 km away. Haroa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.