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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a mid sized village in Sutahata tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,176, made up of 622 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721658, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sutahata
Pincode 721658
Area (hectares) 95.48 hectares
Population 1,176
Male Population 622
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 44th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 95.48 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Khanpur

Khanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khanpur as Available within village. 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 Khanpur from other places

Khanpur lies about 38 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Udairampur, about 4.4 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 Khanpur
Nearest railway station Udairampur 4.4 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sutahata 13 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 38 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 1,176. That makes it the 44th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Khanpur village has 622 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 721658. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 95.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanpur falls under Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Udairampur, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khanpur.

Khanpur is about 38 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpur is in Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Udairampur is about 4.4 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 9.4 km away. Sutahata is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balarampur (under 2 km), Anarpur (1.7 km) and Baishnab Chak (3.1 km).

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

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