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About Khurigochhi Village

Khurigochhi is one of the larger villages in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,023, made up of 3,086 males and 2,937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khurigochhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khurigochhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700150
Area (hectares) 111.58 hectares
Population 6,023
Male Population 3,086
Female Population 2,937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Khurigochhi compares

By the 2011 count Khurigochhi is the 4th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 111.58 hectares work out to about 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Khurigochhi

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

Khurigochhi lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sonarpur Junction, about 1.8 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 Khurigochhi
Nearest railway station Sonarpur Junction 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 2.2 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 2.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Khurigochhi

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 Khurigochhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurigochhi village had a population of 6,023. That makes it the 4th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Khurigochhi village has 3,086 males and 2,937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurigochhi has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

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

Khurigochhi covers 111.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Khurigochhi is Sonarpur Junction, about 1.8 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 Khurigochhi.

Khurigochhi is about 33 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.

Khurigochhi is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Sonarpur Junction is about 1.8 km away. Sonarpur is about 2.2 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 2.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangajora (under 2 km), Chandpur (under 2 km) and Dihi (1.8 km).

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

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