About Khamar Village

Khamar is a mid sized village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 390 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Binpur II
Pincode	721515
Area (hectares)	116.36 hectares
Population	765
Male Population	390
Female Population	375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khamar compares

By the 2011 count Khamar is the 45th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 116.36 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Khamar

Khamar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khamar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khamar from other places

Khamar lies about 22 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Salboni, about 20 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 Khamar
Nearest town	Chandrakona	13 km
Nearest railway station	Salboni	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Binpur II	22 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	22 km

Villages closest to Khamar

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

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Common questions about Khamar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamar village had a population of 765. That makes it the 45th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Khamar village has 390 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamar has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Khamar is 721515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamar covers 116.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khamar falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khamar is Salboni, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khamar.

Khamar is about 22 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamar is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Chandrakona is about 13 km away. Salboni is about 20 km away. Binpur II is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.