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About Kharkata Village

Kharkata is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 99 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, 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 II
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 121.86 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 99
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharkata compares

By the 2011 count Kharkata is the 194th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 121.86 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kharkata

Kharkata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharkata as Available within 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 Kewakol, Khajra Chhota, Khajrabara and Khanapar. 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 189. That makes it the 194th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Kharkata village has 99 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkata has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kharkata is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharkata covers 121.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharkata falls under Garbeta II 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kharkata.

Kharkata is in Garbeta II 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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