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About Kakharda Village

Kakharda is a large village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,930, made up of 1,513 males and 1,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakharda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721668
Area (hectares) 172.14 hectares
Population 2,930
Male Population 1,513
Female Population 1,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Kakharda compares

By the 2011 count Kakharda is the 21st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 172.14 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kakharda

Kakharda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kakharda 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. The nearest villages by name are Ichha Bari, Jamitta, Janu Basan and Jashomantapur. 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.

Common questions about Kakharda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakharda village had a population of 2,930. That makes it the 21st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Kakharda village has 1,513 males and 1,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakharda has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kakharda is 721668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakharda covers 172.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kakharda falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Kakharda is in Sahid Matangini 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.

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

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