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About Khajuri Village

Khajuri is one of the larger villages in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,471, made up of 3,854 males and 3,617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khajuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khajuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 503.88 hectares
Population 7,471
Male Population 3,854
Female Population 3,617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khajuri compares

By the 2011 count Khajuri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 503.88 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Khajuri

Khajuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khajuri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khajuri from other places

Khajuri 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 Khajuri
Tehsil headquarters Khejuri II 5.5 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 20 km
Nearest railway station Henria 21 km
Nearest town Contai 24 km

Villages closest to Khajuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khejuri 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 Khajuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Khajuri village had a population of 7,471. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Khajuri village has 3,854 males and 3,617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khajuri has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Khajuri is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khajuri covers 503.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khajuri falls under Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khajuri 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khajuri.

Khajuri 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.

Khajuri is in Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Khejuri II is about 5.5 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 Talpati (3.0 km), Janka (5.3 km) and Meidi Nagar (8.7 km).

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

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