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About Kharikar Village

Kharikar is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 274 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharikar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721451
Area (hectares) 76.1 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 274
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharikar compares

By the 2011 count Kharikar is the 157th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 76.1 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kharikar

The census records public bus service for Kharikar 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Keshipur, Keshreb Chak, Khagra Bheri and Khalina. 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 Kharikar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharikar village had a population of 537. That makes it the 157th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Kharikar village has 274 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharikar has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kharikar is 721451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharikar covers 76.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharikar falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kharikar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Kharikar.

Kharikar is in Narayangarh 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 Kharikar today is likely to be higher.

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