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About Kharikagora Village

Kharikagora is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 412 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharikagora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharikagora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 207.2 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 412
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharikagora compares

By the 2011 count Kharikagora is the 82nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 207.2 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kharikagora

Kharikagora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharikagora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kathgora, Kelahi, Kendtanr and Ketankiari. 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 Kharikagora

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharikagora village had a population of 789. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Kharikagora village has 412 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharikagora has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kharikagora is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharikagora covers 207.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kharikagora 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 village for Kharikagora.

Kharikagora 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 Kharikagora today is likely to be higher.

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