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About Khorna Village

Khorna 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 1,327, made up of 676 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khorna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khorna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 264.77 hectares
Population 1,327
Male Population 676
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khorna compares

By the 2011 count Khorna is the 78th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 264.77 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Khorna

Khorna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khorna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khorna from other places

Khorna lies about 74 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Deotala, about 6.1 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 Khorna
Nearest railway station Deotala 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 18 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 30 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 74 km

Villages closest to Khorna

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 Khorna

As per the Census of India 2011, Khorna village had a population of 1,327. That makes it the 78th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Khorna village has 676 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khorna has about 963 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 Khorna is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khorna covers 264.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khorna is Deotala, about 6.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khorna.

Khorna is about 74 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khorna is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Deotala is about 6.1 km away. Itahar is about 18 km away. Gangārāmpur 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 Beldangi (under 2 km), Simuldanga (under 2 km) and Bara Kundana (under 2 km).

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

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