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About Kharika Village

Kharika is a small village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 163 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharika village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Ghatal
Pincode 721212
Area (hectares) 55.06 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 163
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Kharika compares

By the 2011 count Kharika is the 121st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 55.06 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kharika

Kharika is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharika 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 Kanchiya, Katan, Khararsinghapurdakshin and Khararsinghapuruttar. 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 Kharika

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharika village had a population of 324. That makes it the 121st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Kharika village has 163 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharika has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kharika is 721212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharika covers 55.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharika falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kharika 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 Kharika.

Kharika is in Ghatal 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 Kharika today is likely to be higher.

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