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About Khorda Village

Khorda is a large 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 2,696, made up of 1,397 males and 1,299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khorda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khorda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 214.79 hectares
Population 2,696
Male Population 1,397
Female Population 1,299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khorda compares

By the 2011 count Khorda is the 17th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 214.79 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Khorda

Khorda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khorda as Available within <5 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 Khorda from other places

Khorda lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Khorda
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 26 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Khorda

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 Khorda

As per the Census of India 2011, Khorda village had a population of 2,696. That makes it the 17th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Khorda village has 1,397 males and 1,299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khorda has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Khorda is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khorda covers 214.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Khorda notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Khorda.

Khorda is about 26 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.

Khorda is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 8.5 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 26 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangla (under 2 km), Hinchabaria (under 2 km) and Pitambara (under 2 km).

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

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