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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a mid sized village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,399, made up of 709 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743351
Area (hectares) 44.92 hectares
Population 1,399
Male Population 709
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 59th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 44.92 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Khanpur

Khanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanpur from other places

Khanpur lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Udairampur, about 4.4 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 Khanpur
Nearest railway station Udairampur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 4.7 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 9.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kulpi 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 Khanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 1,399. That makes it the 59th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Khanpur village has 709 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 743351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 44.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khanpur falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Udairampur, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Khanpur.

Khanpur is about 17 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.

Khanpur is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Udairampur is about 4.4 km away. Kulpi is about 4.7 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manoharpur (under 2 km), Uttar Bhagabanpur (under 2 km) and Karimnagar (under 2 km).

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

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