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About Khagra Village

Khagra is a mid sized village in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,316, made up of 648 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743373, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khagra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning II
Pincode 743373
Area (hectares) 285.7 hectares
Population 1,316
Male Population 648
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khagra compares

By the 2011 count Khagra is the 45th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 285.7 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Khagra

Khagra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khagra as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Kaluakhali, Kalugachhi, Kaora Khali and Kaparpuri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Khagra village had a population of 1,316. That makes it the 45th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Khagra village has 648 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khagra has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Khagra is 743373. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khagra covers 285.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khagra falls under Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Khagra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khagra.

Khagra is in Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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