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About Khonjkhidir Village

Khonjkhidir is a mid sized village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 296 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khonjkhidir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khonjkhidir village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743354
Area (hectares) 50.51 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 296
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Khonjkhidir compares

By the 2011 count Khonjkhidir is the 70th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 50.51 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Khonjkhidir

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

Khonjkhidir lies about 6.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 4.3 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 Khonjkhidir
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 6.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 6.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 7.0 km

Villages closest to Khonjkhidir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khonjkhidir village had a population of 570. That makes it the 70th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Khonjkhidir village has 296 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khonjkhidir has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Khonjkhidir is 743354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khonjkhidir covers 50.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khonjkhidir falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khonjkhidir is Mathurapur Road, about 4.3 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 Khonjkhidir.

Khonjkhidir is about 6.2 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.

Khonjkhidir is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 4.3 km away. Mathurapur I is about 6.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Raypur (under 2 km), Badibarasi (under 2 km) and Chhatrabhog (under 2 km).

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

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