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About Khurka Village

Khurka is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 522 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khurka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 176.85 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 522
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Khurka compares

By the 2011 count Khurka is the 136th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 176.85 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 952.

Getting to Khurka

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

Khurka lies about 40 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Meenapur, about 3.7 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 Khurka
Nearest railway station Meenapur 3.7 km
Nearest town Katihar 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 29 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 40 km

Villages closest to Khurka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurka village had a population of 963. That makes it the 136th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Khurka village has 522 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurka has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Khurka is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khurka covers 176.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khurka falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Khurka is Meenapur, about 3.7 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 Khurka.

Khurka is about 40 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khurka is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Meenapur is about 3.7 km away. Katihar is about 23 km away. Karandighi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belbari (under 2 km), Paran Nagar (4.2 km) and Kamartor (5.2 km).

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

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