About Khikina Village

Khikina is a small village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 178 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khikina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khikina village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai I
Pincode	721401
Area (hectares)	25.53 hectares
Population	344
Male Population	178
Female Population	166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khikina compares

By the 2011 count Khikina is the 160th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 25.53 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Khikina

Khikina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khikina 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kapasda, Karanji, Kashi Bhuianbar and Keoranala. 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.

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Common questions about Khikina

As per the Census of India 2011, Khikina village had a population of 344. That makes it the 160th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Khikina village has 178 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khikina has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Khikina is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khikina covers 25.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khikina falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Khikina is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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.