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About Modhu Khali Village

Modhu Khali 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 5,546, made up of 2,825 males and 2,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Modhu Khali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Modhu Khali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743329
Area (hectares) 648.73 hectares
Population 5,546
Male Population 2,825
Female Population 2,721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Modhu Khali compares

By the 2011 count Modhu Khali is the 9th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 648.73 hectares work out to about 8.5 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 958.

Getting to Modhu Khali

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

Modhu Khali lies about 24 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 Modhu Khali
Nearest railway station Canning 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Modhu Khali

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 Modhu Khali

As per the Census of India 2011, Modhu Khali village had a population of 5,546. That makes it the 9th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Modhu Khali village has 2,825 males and 2,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Modhu Khali has about 963 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 958.

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

Modhu Khali covers 648.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Modhu Khali falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Modhu Khali 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Modhu Khali.

Modhu Khali is about 24 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.

Modhu Khali is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 15 km away. Canning I is about 24 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budh Khali (2.1 km), Gola Bari (3.1 km) and Kripa Khali (3.2 km).

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

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