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About Khamar Pokhar Village

Khamar Pokhar is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,323, made up of 1,214 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamar Pokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamar Pokhar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 93.48 hectares
Population 2,323
Male Population 1,214
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khamar Pokhar compares

By the 2011 count Khamar Pokhar is the 36th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 93.48 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Khamar Pokhar

The census records public bus service for Khamar Pokhar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khamar Pokhar from other places

Khamar Pokhar lies about 3.1 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 13 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 Khamar Pokhar
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 3.1 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 13 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 22 km

Villages closest to Khamar Pokhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Khamar Pokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamar Pokhar village had a population of 2,323. That makes it the 36th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Khamar Pokhar village has 1,214 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamar Pokhar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

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

Khamar Pokhar covers 93.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khamar Pokhar falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khamar Pokhar is Surja Kama, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khamar Pokhar.

Khamar Pokhar is about 3.1 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamar Pokhar is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 3.1 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 3.1 km away. Surja Kama is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalabari (1.9 km), Dakshin Rampur (2.9 km) and Dakshin Shibrampur (2.9 km).

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

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