About Khar Village

Khar is one of the larger villages in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,645, made up of 3,443 males and 3,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 909.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Potashpur II
Pincode	721429
Area (hectares)	909.33 hectares
Population	6,645
Male Population	3,443
Female Population	3,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khar compares

By the 2011 count Khar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 909.33 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Khar

Khar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khar 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. The nearest villages by name are Kasbapatapur, Kashimpur, Kashipur and Katnadighi. 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 Khar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khar village had a population of 6,645. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Khar village has 3,443 males and 3,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

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

Khar covers 909.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khar falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khar notes the nearest railway station 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 Khar.

Khar is in Potashpur II 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.