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About Khalakpur Village

Khalakpur is a mid sized village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 360 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalakpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona II
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 66.77 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 360
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Khalakpur compares

By the 2011 count Khalakpur is the 64th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 66.77 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Khalakpur

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

Khalakpur lies about 9.5 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Jakpur, about 1.7 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 Khalakpur
Nearest railway station Jakpur 1.7 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandrakona II 9.5 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 9.5 km

Villages closest to Khalakpur

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

Common questions about Khalakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalakpur village had a population of 702. That makes it the 64th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Khalakpur village has 360 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalakpur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Khalakpur is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalakpur covers 66.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khalakpur falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khalakpur is Jakpur, about 1.7 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 Khalakpur.

Khalakpur is about 9.5 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalakpur is in Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jakpur is about 1.7 km away. Kharagpur is about 7.2 km away. Chandrakona II is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamudpur (5.9 km), Bala (5.9 km) and Rampur (5.9 km).

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

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