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About Kaorakhali Village

Kaorakhali is a large village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,957, made up of 2,037 males and 1,920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaorakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaorakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 489.4 hectares
Population 3,957
Male Population 2,037
Female Population 1,920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaorakhali compares

By the 2011 count Kaorakhali is the 43rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 489.4 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kaorakhali

Kaorakhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaorakhali as Available within village. 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 Kaorakhali from other places

Kaorakhali lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 16 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 Kaorakhali
Nearest railway station Madhabpur 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 22 km

Villages closest to Kaorakhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaorakhali village had a population of 3,957. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Kaorakhali village has 2,037 males and 1,920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaorakhali has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kaorakhali is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaorakhali covers 489.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaorakhali falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaorakhali is Madhabpur, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kaorakhali.

Kaorakhali is about 20 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.

Kaorakhali is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 16 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 20 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Raypur (3.5 km), Piprakhali (4.1 km) and Abad Gangadharpur (5.0 km).

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

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