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About Khanjapur Village

Khanjapur is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 620 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanjapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanjapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 141.37 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 620
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Khanjapur compares

By the 2011 count Khanjapur is the 55th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 141.37 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Khanjapur

Khanjapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanjapur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanjapur from other places

Khanjapur lies about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 8.8 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 Khanjapur
Nearest railway station Barda 8.8 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 31 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Khanjapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour II 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 Khanjapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanjapur village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 55th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Khanjapur village has 620 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanjapur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Khanjapur is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanjapur covers 141.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanjapur falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khanjapur is Barda, about 8.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khanjapur.

Khanjapur is about 31 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.

Khanjapur is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Barda is about 8.8 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 9.8 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandabaria (under 2 km), Nila (under 2 km) and Karaibaria (under 2 km).

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

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