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About Khangi Village

Khangi is a small village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 141 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khangi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 68.79 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 141
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khangi compares

By the 2011 count Khangi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 68.79 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Khangi

Khangi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khangi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khangi from other places

Khangi lies about 31 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Salmari, about 3.8 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 Khangi
Nearest railway station Salmari 3.8 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 31 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 31 km

Villages closest to Khangi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 Khangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khangi village had a population of 274. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Khangi village has 141 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khangi has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Khangi is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khangi covers 68.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khangi falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khangi is Salmari, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khangi.

Khangi is about 31 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khangi is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Salmari is about 3.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachra (12 km), Dulachauki (12 km) and Banspokhar (14 km).

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

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