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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Chhabi Bera
Contact: 78****1288
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- LGD code
- 341212
- Pincode
- 721517
- Post office
- Tapsia
- Population
- 128
- Households
- 28
- Literacy rate
- 78.1%
- Sex ratio
- 707 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 53
- Distance to district centre
- 119 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 102 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 39 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1149 km
- Nearest railway station
- Diamond Harbour · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Chikitsha Maternity and Nursing Home · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Khorda compares
By population, Khorda ranks #222 of 287 villages in Sankrail mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.1%
+13.1% vs mandal average
- Khorda
- 78.1%
- Sankrail mandal
- 65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
707
−275 vs mandal average
- Khorda
- 707
- Sankrail mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Khorda
- 4.6
- Sankrail mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khorda at a glance
Khorda is a village of 128 people in 28 households (Census 2011) in Sankrail block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 222nd-largest of 287 villages in Sankrail block. Literacy is 78%, 13 points above the block average of 65% and the sex ratio is 707 women per 1,000 men. It lies 119 km from the Jhargram district centre, 10 km from Zafarpur, the nearest town, 9 km from Diamond Harbour railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721517, served by Tapsia post office; the LGD village code is 341212. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chikitsha Maternity and Nursing Home, 6 km away. The sarpanch is Chhabi Bera, and the village votes in Gopiballavpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Mahata. The population is estimated at 151 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khorda · this village | 128 | 78% | — |
| Khorda · Hasnabad | 1,666 | 63% | 0 km N |
| Khorda · Diamond Harbour - II | 2,696 | 70% | 0 km N |
| Bangla · Diamond Harbour - II | 1,049 | 68% | 0.7 km NE |
| Hinchabaria · Diamond Harbour - II | 1,645 | 74% | 1.1 km E |
| Pitambara · Diamond Harbour - II | 1,974 | 61% | 1.1 km S |
| Seora Hati · Diamond Harbour - II | 736 | 83% | 1.2 km NW |
Complete this village · 4/7
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khorda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 19
- Power hours (winter)
- 23
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 18.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12.49
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Khorda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Khorda
- LGD code
- 341212
- Pincode
- 721517
- Post office
- Tapsia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 128
- Population (projected 2026)
- 151
- Households
- 28
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 707
- Literacy rate
- 78.1%
- Coordinates
- 22.26703°N, 88.16962°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gopiballavpur
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Mahata
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Chhabi Bera
- Block / Mandal
- Sankrail
Getting there
How to reach Khorda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata39 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1149 km
- Delhi1306 km
- Chennai1320 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDiamond Harbour9 km
- Bus stopRampur16 km
- Hospital / PHCChikitsha Maternity and Nursing Home6 km
- ATM / bankState Bank Of India19 km
- Petrol pumpIndianOil21 km
- CollegeDream Institute of Technology19 km
- Police stationDiamond Harbour Police Station9 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Khorda
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 721517
- JahanpurGopiballavpur - II mandal3,521 pop
- MahapalGopiballavpur - II mandal1,867 pop
- KalinjaGopiballavpur - II mandal1,802 pop
- KulianaGopiballavpur - II mandal1,777 pop
- BelaberyaGopiballavpur - II mandal1,685 pop
- AgaibaniJhargram mandal1,620 pop
- AmbiGopiballavpur - II mandal1,606 pop
- AskolaGopiballavpur - II mandal1,564 pop
- Shona KoniaGopiballavpur - II mandal1,535 pop
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Other villages named Khorda
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Villages near Khorda
Other villages in Sankrail mandal
View all 60+ →- Ragra
- Kalrui
- Laudaha
- Baligerya
- Rohini
- Dakshin Danrya
- Dumuria Shrishbani
- Chirakuti
- Jangal Kurachi
- Ranjitpur
- Bhamal
- Naihati
- Hanumanta Nengurya
- Bakra
- Kukrakhupi
- Nischinta
- Katnimaro
- Dhanghari
- Patharkati
- Dhopasol
- Noagaon
- Jakua
- Chunpara
- Kadamdiha
- Masarh Salbani
- Gobindapur
- Andhari
- Kultikri
- Baghmari
- Andhari
- Kasiapada
- Rampura
- Phulbani
- Manikjhatia
- Nehar
- Chhorda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)