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About Kharigoda Village

Kharigoda is a mid sized village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,214, made up of 638 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharigoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharigoda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700150
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 1,214
Male Population 638
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kharigoda compares

By the 2011 count Kharigoda is the 51st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kharigoda

The census records public bus service for Kharigoda as Available within 5 - 10 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharigoda from other places

Kharigoda lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Champahati, about under 2 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 Kharigoda
Nearest railway station Champahati under 2 km
Nearest town Baruipur 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 8.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Kharigoda

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 Kharigoda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharigoda village had a population of 1,214. That makes it the 51st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Kharigoda village has 638 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharigoda has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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

Kharigoda covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharigoda is Champahati, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharigoda.

Kharigoda is about 28 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.

Kharigoda is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Champahati is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 8.2 km away. Sonarpur is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raypur (under 2 km), Sahebpur (1.7 km) and Jafarpur (2.5 km).

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

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