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About Khalina Village

Khalina is a mid sized village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,887, made up of 985 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalina village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721429
Area (hectares) 253.83 hectares
Population 1,887
Male Population 985
Female Population 902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Khalina compares

By the 2011 count Khalina is the 27th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 253.83 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Khalina

Khalina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khalina 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khalina from other places

Khalina lies about 35 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Khalina
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Egra I 35 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 35 km

Villages closest to Khalina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Egra I 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 Khalina

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalina village had a population of 1,887. That makes it the 27th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Khalina village has 985 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalina has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Khalina is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalina covers 253.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khalina falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khalina 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 Khalina.

Khalina is about 35 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalina is in Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 9.4 km away. Egra I is about 35 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaknath (3.9 km), Krishanapur (5.4 km) and Shipur (9.4 km).

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

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