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About Khagda Village

Khagda is a large village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,827, made up of 2,453 males and 2,374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khagda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khagda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721633
Area (hectares) 308.06 hectares
Population 4,827
Male Population 2,453
Female Population 2,374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khagda compares

By the 2011 count Khagda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 308.06 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Khagda

Khagda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khagda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khagda from other places

Khagda lies about 92 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Matla Halt, about 8.4 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 Khagda
Nearest railway station Matla Halt 8.4 km
Nearest town Canning 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 29 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 92 km

Villages closest to Khagda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khagda village had a population of 4,827. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Khagda village has 2,453 males and 2,374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khagda has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Khagda is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khagda covers 308.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khagda falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khagda is Matla Halt, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khagda.

Khagda is about 92 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khagda is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Matla Halt is about 8.4 km away. Canning is about 8.8 km away. Chandipur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buraburi Mohanchaudhuri Chak (8.2 km), Tengra Khali Ghat (11 km) and Gholda (12 km).

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

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