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About Kharikabad Village

Kharikabad is a small village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 103 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 777 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharikabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharikabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723146
Area (hectares) 158.86 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 103
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 777
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharikabad compares

By the 2011 count Kharikabad is the 104th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 158.86 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kharikabad

Kharikabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharikabad as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kantabani, Kashiberia, Kelahi and Kenkchia. 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 Kharikabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharikabad village had a population of 183. That makes it the 104th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Kharikabad village has 103 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharikabad has about 777 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kharikabad is 723146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharikabad covers 158.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharikabad falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kharikabad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharikabad.

Kharikabad is in Para 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 Kharikabad today is likely to be higher.

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