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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a small village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 212 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 43.33 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 212
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 43.33 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Khanpur

Khanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khanpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanpur from other places

Khanpur lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dhapdhapi, about 2.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khanpur
Nearest railway station Dhapdhapi 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 6.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur tehsil.

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 Khanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 405. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Khanpur village has 212 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 43.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanpur falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Dhapdhapi, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Khanpur.

Khanpur is about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dhapdhapi is about 2.6 km away. Baruipur is about 6.8 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirpur (under 2 km), Sankarpur (under 2 km) and Ratanpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khanpur today is likely to be higher.

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