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About Kghodhati Village

Kghodhati is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,619, made up of 1,830 males and 1,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kghodhati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kghodhati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700150
Area (hectares) 307.13 hectares
Population 3,619
Male Population 1,830
Female Population 1,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kghodhati compares

By the 2011 count Kghodhati is the 18th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 307.13 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kghodhati

Kghodhati is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kghodhati as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kghodhati from other places

Kghodhati lies about 38 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kavi Sukanta, about 6.5 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 Kghodhati
Nearest railway station Kavi Sukanta 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 8.2 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 8.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 38 km

Villages closest to Kghodhati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kghodhati village had a population of 3,619. That makes it the 18th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Kghodhati village has 1,830 males and 1,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kghodhati has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kghodhati is 700150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kghodhati covers 307.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kghodhati falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kghodhati is Kavi Sukanta, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance for Kghodhati.

Kghodhati is about 38 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.

Kghodhati is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kavi Sukanta is about 6.5 km away. Sonarpur is about 8.2 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goalapota (under 2 km), Kumar Pukuria (under 2 km) and Kheadaha (1.6 km).

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

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