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About Kharpuri Village

Kharpuri is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 210 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharpuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721122
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 210
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 Kharpuri compares

By the 2011 count Kharpuri is the 278th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kharpuri

Kharpuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharpuri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharpuri from other places

Kharpuri lies about 17 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kharagpur Junction, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kharpuri
Nearest railway station Kharagpur Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Kharagpur under 2 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshpur 28 km

Villages closest to Kharpuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keshpur tehsil.

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 Kharpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharpuri village had a population of 396. That makes it the 278th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Kharpuri village has 210 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharpuri has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kharpuri is 721122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharpuri covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharpuri falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kharpuri is Kharagpur Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kharpuri.

Kharpuri is about 17 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharpuri is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Kharagpur Junction is about under 2 km away. Kharagpur is about under 2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupnarayanpur (5.2 km), Jaypur (7.2 km) and Maharajpur (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kharpuri today is likely to be higher.

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