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About Ketarchak Village

Ketarchak is a mid sized village in Hingalganj tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 491 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ketarchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ketarchak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Hingalganj
Pincode 743439
Area (hectares) 195.06 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 491
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ketarchak compares

By the 2011 count Ketarchak is the 39th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,797 residents. Its 195.06 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ketarchak

Ketarchak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ketarchak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jogesganj, Kakaria, Kalitala and Kanaikati. 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 Ketarchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Ketarchak village had a population of 994. That makes it the 39th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,797 residents.

Ketarchak village has 491 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ketarchak has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ketarchak is 743439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ketarchak covers 195.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ketarchak falls under Hingalganj tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ketarchak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ketarchak.

Ketarchak is in Hingalganj 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 Ketarchak today is likely to be higher.

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