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About Kharikabad Village

Kharikabad is a small village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 132 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, 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 Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 66.92 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 132
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharikabad compares

By the 2011 count Kharikabad is the 77th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 66.92 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 960.

Getting to Kharikabad

Kharikabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharikabad as Available within village. 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 Kargali, Kewabathan, Khaira Chak and Khalsa. 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 253. That makes it the 77th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Kharikabad village has 132 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharikabad has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kharikabad is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharikabad covers 66.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharikabad falls under Raghunathpur II 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kharikabad.

Kharikabad is in Raghunathpur II 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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