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About Khas Balandar Village

Khas Balandar is one of the larger villages in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,046, made up of 4,635 males and 4,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khas Balandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khas Balandar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743425
Area (hectares) 468.63 hectares
Population 9,046
Male Population 4,635
Female Population 4,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Khas Balandar compares

By the 2011 count Khas Balandar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 468.63 hectares work out to about 19 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 929.

Getting to Khas Balandar

Khas Balandar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khas Balandar 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 Khas Balandar from other places

Khas Balandar lies about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Harua Road, about 7.5 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 Khas Balandar
Tehsil headquarters Haroa 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Harua Road 7.5 km
Nearest town Basirhat City 19 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Khas Balandar

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.

Common questions about Khas Balandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khas Balandar village had a population of 9,046. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Khas Balandar village has 4,635 males and 4,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khas Balandar has about 952 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 Khas Balandar is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khas Balandar covers 468.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Khas Balandar is Harua Road, about 7.5 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 Khas Balandar.

Khas Balandar is about 26 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.

Khas Balandar is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Haroa is about 1.8 km away. Harua Road is about 7.5 km away. Basirhat City is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nazarnagar (under 2 km), Baganati (1.6 km) and Haroa (1.8 km).

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

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