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About Kharki Village

Kharki 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 1,288, made up of 636 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700150
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 1,288
Male Population 636
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Kharki compares

By the 2011 count Kharki is the 50th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kharki

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

Kharki lies about 38 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kavi Sukanta, about 3.7 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 Kharki
Nearest railway station Kavi Sukanta 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 7.8 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 7.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 38 km

Villages closest to Kharki

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 Kharki

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharki village had a population of 1,288. That makes it the 50th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Kharki village has 636 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharki has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

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

Kharki covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharki is Kavi Sukanta, about 3.7 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 Kharki.

Kharki 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.

Kharki is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kavi Sukanta is about 3.7 km away. Sonarpur is about 7.8 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagabanpur (under 2 km), Deara (1.5 km) and Chak Kolarkhal (2.0 km).

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

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