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About Kharsata Village

Kharsata 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 1,168, made up of 596 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharsata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharsata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733143
Area (hectares) 105.94 hectares
Population 1,168
Male Population 596
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 Kharsata compares

By the 2011 count Kharsata is the 91st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 105.94 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kharsata

Kharsata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharsata 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 Kharsata from other places

Kharsata lies about 51 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Babhabgaon Halt, about under 2 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 Kharsata
Nearest railway station Babhabgaon Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Manihāri 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 35 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 51 km

Villages closest to Kharsata

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 Kharsata

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharsata village had a population of 1,168. That makes it the 91st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Kharsata village has 596 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharsata has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

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

Kharsata covers 105.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharsata is Babhabgaon Halt, about under 2 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 Kharsata.

Kharsata is about 51 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharsata is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Babhabgaon Halt is about under 2 km away. Manihāri is about 25 km away. Itahar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baul (4.2 km), Sahapur (4.7 km) and Abhinagar (6.3 km).

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

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