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About Khayradih Village

Khayradih is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 392 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khayradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khayradih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 231.48 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 392
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khayradih compares

By the 2011 count Khayradih is the 55th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 231.48 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Khayradih

Khayradih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khayradih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khayradih from other places

Khayradih lies about 53 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 8.8 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 Khayradih
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Balarampur 27 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 27 km
District headquarters Puruliya 53 km

Villages closest to Khayradih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khayradih village had a population of 783. That makes it the 55th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Khayradih village has 392 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khayradih has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Khayradih is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khayradih covers 231.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khayradih falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khayradih is Bakarkudi, about 8.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khayradih.

Khayradih is about 53 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khayradih is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Bakarkudi is about 8.8 km away. Balarampur is about 27 km away. Balarāmpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaluka (7.1 km), Rugri (8.2 km) and Inchadih (8.2 km).

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

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