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About Khas Kumarkhali Village

Khas Kumarkhali is one of the larger villages in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,227, made up of 3,746 males and 3,481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khas Kumarkhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khas Kumarkhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 494.16 hectares
Population 7,227
Male Population 3,746
Female Population 3,481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Khas Kumarkhali compares

By the 2011 count Khas Kumarkhali is the 5th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 494.16 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Khas Kumarkhali

Khas Kumarkhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khas 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 Khas Kumarkhali from other places

Khas Kumarkhali lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Matla Halt, about 1.7 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 Khas Kumarkhali
Nearest railway station Matla Halt 1.7 km
Nearest town Canning 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 32 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Khas Kumarkhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning 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 Khas Kumarkhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Khas Kumarkhali village had a population of 7,227. That makes it the 5th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Khas Kumarkhali village has 3,746 males and 3,481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khas Kumarkhali has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Khas Kumarkhali is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khas Kumarkhali covers 494.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khas Kumarkhali falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khas Kumarkhali is Matla Halt, about 1.7 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 Khas Kumarkhali.

Khas Kumarkhali is about 32 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.

Khas Kumarkhali is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Matla Halt is about 1.7 km away. Canning is about 3.4 km away. Canning I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matla (1.9 km), Bayarsing (2.6 km) and Kankradaha (3.2 km).

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

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