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About Khejur Gechhia Village

Khejur Gechhia is a small village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 212 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721458, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khejur Gechhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khejur Gechhia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721458
Area (hectares) 58.93 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 212
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khejur Gechhia compares

By the 2011 count Khejur Gechhia is the 121st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 58.93 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Khejur Gechhia

Khejur Gechhia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khejur Gechhia as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khejur Gechhia from other places

Khejur Gechhia lies about 20 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about 21 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 Khejur Gechhia
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur II 20 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 20 km
Nearest railway station Henria 21 km
Nearest town Contai 24 km

Villages closest to Khejur Gechhia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur II 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 Khejur Gechhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Khejur Gechhia village had a population of 425. That makes it the 121st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Khejur Gechhia village has 212 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khejur Gechhia has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Khejur Gechhia is 721458. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khejur Gechhia covers 58.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khejur Gechhia falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khejur Gechhia is Henria, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khejur Gechhia.

Khejur Gechhia is about 20 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khejur Gechhia is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Bhagawanpur II is about 20 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 20 km away. Henria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Binanda Chak (20 km), Fakir Chak (20 km) and Gobinda Chak (20 km).

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

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