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About Kharai Village

Kharai is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 120 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 27.92 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 120
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Kharai compares

By the 2011 count Kharai is the 169th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 27.92 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kharai

The census records public bus service for Kharai 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 Kashidi, Kathgora, Kelahi and Kendtanr. 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 Kharai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharai village had a population of 216. That makes it the 169th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Kharai village has 120 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharai has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kharai is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharai covers 27.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharai falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kharai 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 Kharai.

Kharai is in Kashipur 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 Kharai today is likely to be higher.

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