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About Khasra Village

Khasra is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 574 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khasra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khasra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733143
Area (hectares) 62.43 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 574
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khasra compares

By the 2011 count Khasra is the 98th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 62.43 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Khasra

Khasra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khasra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khasra from other places

Khasra lies about 56 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Samsi, about 18 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 Khasra
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Samsi 18 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 21 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 56 km

Villages closest to Khasra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itahar 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 Khasra

As per the Census of India 2011, Khasra village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 98th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Khasra village has 574 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khasra has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Khasra is 733143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khasra covers 62.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khasra falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khasra is Samsi, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khasra.

Khasra is about 56 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khasra is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Itahar is about 8.9 km away. Samsi is about 18 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churaman (1.8 km), Bagduma (8.3 km) and Itahar (8.9 km).

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

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