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About Khichra Village

Khichra is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 414 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khichra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khichra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 125.86 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 414
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khichra compares

By the 2011 count Khichra is the 107th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 125.86 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Khichra

Khichra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khichra as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanhaiabari, Kantigachh, Kashipur and Khangi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khichra

As per the Census of India 2011, Khichra village had a population of 785. That makes it the 107th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Khichra village has 414 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khichra has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

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

Khichra covers 125.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Khichra notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Khichra.

Khichra is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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