About Kharan Village

Kharan is a large village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,198, made up of 1,127 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Potashpur I
Pincode	721439
Area (hectares)	308.26 hectares
Population	2,198
Male Population	1,127
Female Population	1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
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 Kharan compares

By the 2011 count Kharan is the 19th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 308.26 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kharan

Kharan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharan 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. The nearest villages by name are Kallubar, Kalma Ghat, Kanakpur and Kanta Pukuria. 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 Kharan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharan village had a population of 2,198. That makes it the 19th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Kharan village has 1,127 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharan has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kharan is 721439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharan covers 308.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharan falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kharan 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 Kharan.

Kharan is in Potashpur 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.