Khala observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
Khala is a village in Nanoor mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal with a population of 1,842 across 412 households. It has a literacy rate of 65.5% and is located at 23.654°N, 87.824°E under PIN code 731301.
By population, Khala ranks #39 of 136 villages in Nanoor mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khala is a village of 1,842 people in 412 households (Census 2011) in Nanoor block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 39th-largest of 136 villages in Nanoor block. Literacy is 66%, 5 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. It lies 32 km from the Birbhum district centre, 7 km from Madda, the nearest town, 13 km from Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731301, served by Ch.Nanoor post office; the LGD village code is 317677. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nanoor RH, 7 km away. The sarpanch is MAMTAJ BEGAM, and the village votes in Nanoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidhan Chandra Majhi. The population is estimated at 2,060 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Charkalgram →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khala · this village | 1,842 | 66% | — |
| Ketma · Dhurki | 2,185 | 41% | 0 km N |
| Khutia · Dhurki | 3,056 | 48% | 0 km N |
| Khala · Dhurki | 6,242 | 41% | 0.4 km NW |
| Papuri · Nanoor | 5,148 | 50% | 1.1 km W |
| Charkalgram · Nanoor | 5,344 | 60% | 2.2 km NE |
| Hate Serandi · Nanoor | 3,675 | 53% | 2.7 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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