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About Kharakpur Village

Kharakpur is a mid sized village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 270 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharakpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721503
Area (hectares) 34.75 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 270
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharakpur compares

By the 2011 count Kharakpur is the 62nd largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 34.75 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kharakpur

Kharakpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharakpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Keshar Garia, Keshia, Ketkanda and Khamar Para. 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 Kharakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharakpur village had a population of 512. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Kharakpur village has 270 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharakpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Kharakpur is 721503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharakpur covers 34.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharakpur falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kharakpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kharakpur.

Kharakpur is in Jamboni 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 Kharakpur today is likely to be higher.

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