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About Khamar Village

Khamar is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,799, made up of 939 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1135.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 1135.18 hectares
Population 1,799
Male Population 939
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Khamar compares

By the 2011 count Khamar is the 12th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 1135.18 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Khamar

Khamar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khamar 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. The nearest villages by name are Karmadi, Kashidi, Keotia and Kerawari. 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 Khamar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamar village had a population of 1,799. That makes it the 12th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Khamar village has 939 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Khamar is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamar covers 1135.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khamar falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

Khamar is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Khamar today is likely to be higher.

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