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About Kharika Village

Kharika is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 245 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.67 hectares hectares.

Kharika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharika village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Area (hectares) 78.67 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 245
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharika compares

By the 2011 count Kharika is the 228th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 78.67 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kharika

Kharika is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharika as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khajai, Khamar Pota, Khanra Sai and Kharga Diha. 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 488. That makes it the 228th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Kharika village has 245 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharika has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Kharika covers 78.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharika falls under Keshpur 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kharika.

Kharika is in Keshpur 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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