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About Khar Gachhi Village

Khar Gachhi is a large village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,673, made up of 2,367 males and 2,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khar Gachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khar Gachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 195.06 hectares
Population 4,673
Male Population 2,367
Female Population 2,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Khar Gachhi compares

By the 2011 count Khar Gachhi is the 12th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 195.06 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Khar Gachhi

Khar Gachhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khar Gachhi 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 Khar Gachhi from other places

Khar Gachhi lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about 9.0 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 Khar Gachhi
Nearest railway station Deula 9.0 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Khar Gachhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I 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 Khar Gachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khar Gachhi village had a population of 4,673. That makes it the 12th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Khar Gachhi village has 2,367 males and 2,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khar Gachhi has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Khar Gachhi is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khar Gachhi covers 195.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khar Gachhi falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khar Gachhi is Deula, about 9.0 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 Khar Gachhi.

Khar Gachhi is about 19 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.

Khar Gachhi is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about 9.0 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 14 km away. Bhangar I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hariharpur (5.9 km), Dhara (6.4 km) and Narayantala (10 km).

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

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