About Kumarkhali Village

Kumarkhali is one of the larger villages in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,021, made up of 6,094 males and 5,927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1079.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumarkhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumarkhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Basanti
Pincode	743329
Area (hectares)	1079.97 hectares
Population	12,021
Male Population	6,094
Female Population	5,927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumarkhali compares

By the 2011 count Kumarkhali is the 7th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 1079.97 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kumarkhali

Kumarkhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kumarkhali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kumarkhali from other places

Kumarkhali lies about 47 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 15 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 Kumarkhali
Nearest railway station	Canning	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basanti	20 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	47 km

Villages closest to Kumarkhali

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.

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Common questions about Kumarkhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumarkhali village had a population of 12,021. That makes it the 7th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Kumarkhali village has 6,094 males and 5,927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumarkhali has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kumarkhali is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumarkhali covers 1079.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kumarkhali is Canning, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kumarkhali.

Kumarkhali is about 47 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.

Kumarkhali is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 15 km away. Basanti is about 20 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.