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About Khamrua Village

Khamrua 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 747, made up of 405 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamrua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamrua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 238.01 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 405
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
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 Khamrua compares

By the 2011 count Khamrua is the 140th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 238.01 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Khamrua

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

Khamrua lies about 31 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 1.9 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 Khamrua
Nearest railway station Dhachna 1.9 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 30 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 31 km

Villages closest to Khamrua

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 Khamrua

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamrua village had a population of 747. That makes it the 140th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Khamrua village has 405 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamrua has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Khamrua is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamrua covers 238.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khamrua is Dhachna, about 1.9 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 Khamrua.

Khamrua 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.

Khamrua is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 1.9 km away. Rāiganj is about 16 km away. Itahar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasba (1.8 km), Paharajpur (2.8 km) and Uttar Maheshpur (3.1 km).

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

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