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About Khostikri Village

Khostikri is a mid sized village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 352 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khostikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khostikri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721668
Area (hectares) 37.41 hectares
Population 685
Male Population 352
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khostikri compares

By the 2011 count Khostikri is the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 37.41 hectares work out to about 18 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 Khostikri

Khostikri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khostikri 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kashipur, Khanda Gram, Kharui and Khas Rekha. 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 Khostikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Khostikri village had a population of 685. That makes it the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Khostikri village has 352 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khostikri has about 946 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 Khostikri is 721668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khostikri covers 37.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Khostikri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Khostikri.

Khostikri 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 Khostikri today is likely to be higher.

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