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About Kharkata Village

Kharkata is a mid sized village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 569 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721253
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 569
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Kharkata compares

By the 2011 count Kharkata is the 60th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kharkata

Kharkata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharkata 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. The nearest villages by name are Keundi, Khaerbani, Khamaria and Khar Kusum. 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 Kharkata

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkata village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 60th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Kharkata village has 569 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkata has about 963 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Kharkata is 721253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkata covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharkata falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kharkata notes the nearest railway station 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 Kharkata.

Kharkata is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Kharkata today is likely to be higher.

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