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About Khirishkhali Village

Khirishkhali is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,800, made up of 2,394 males and 2,406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khirishkhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirishkhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743312
Area (hectares) 492.97 hectares
Population 4,800
Male Population 2,394
Female Population 2,406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khirishkhali compares

By the 2011 count Khirishkhali is the 28th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 492.97 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Khirishkhali

Khirishkhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khirishkhali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khirishkhali from other places

Khirishkhali lies about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 10 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 Khirishkhali
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Canning 10 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Khirishkhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basanti 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 Khirishkhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirishkhali village had a population of 4,800. That makes it the 28th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Khirishkhali village has 2,394 males and 2,406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirishkhali has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Khirishkhali is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khirishkhali covers 492.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khirishkhali falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khirishkhali is Canning, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Khirishkhali.

Khirishkhali is about 34 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.

Khirishkhali is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 4.0 km away. Canning is about 10 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kala Hazra (1.7 km), Uttar Mokamberia (2.4 km) and Ramchandrakhali (2.6 km).

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

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