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About Kharui Village

Kharui is one of the larger villages in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,343, made up of 3,830 males and 3,513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharui village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721134
Area (hectares) 311.88 hectares
Population 7,343
Male Population 3,830
Female Population 3,513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharui compares

By the 2011 count Kharui is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 311.88 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kharui

The census records public bus service for Kharui 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kakdihi, Kakharda, Kanktya and Kashipur. 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 Kharui

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharui village had a population of 7,343. 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 2,254 residents.

Kharui village has 3,830 males and 3,513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharui has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kharui is 721134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharui covers 311.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Kharui notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Kharui.

Kharui 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 Kharui today is likely to be higher.

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