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Khoar

Neturia mandal
Pincode 723142
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Khoar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

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Temples near Khoar

  • Garh Panchakot Pancharatna temple · 1.4 km
  • Adi Kalyaneswari temple · 1.5 km

Named places of worship on record

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

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Khoar is a small village in Neturia mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 44 in 11 households and a literacy rate of 15.9%. The village has a monument.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHYAMALI BAURI
Contact: 99****7405
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LGD code
330478
Pincode
723142
Post office
Ramchandrapur Ashram
Population
44
Households
11
Literacy rate
15.9%
Sex ratio
692 ♀/1000♂
Workers
27
Distance to district centre
42 km
Distance to mandal centre
14 km
Distance to Kolkata
198 km
Distance to Delhi
1106 km
Nearest railway station
Chourashi · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Harmadih Rural Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khoar compares

By population, Khoar ranks #108 of 123 villages in Neturia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
15.9%
−38.4% vs mandal average
Khoar
15.9%
Neturia mandal
54.3%
Purulia district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
692
−255 vs mandal average
Khoar
692
Neturia mandal
947
Household size
people per home
4.0
−1.4 vs mandal average
Khoar
4.0
Neturia mandal
5.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Khoar at a glance

Khoar is a village of 44 people in 11 households (Census 2011) in Neturia block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 108th-largest of 123 villages in Neturia block. Literacy is 16%, 38 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 692 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Purulia district centre, 44 km from Barra, the nearest town, 3 km from Chourashi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723142, served by Ramchandrapur Ashram post office; the LGD village code is 330478. The nearest hospital or health centre is Harmadih Rural Hospital, 2 km away. The sarpanch is SHYAMALI BAURI, and the village votes in Asansol Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Agnimitra Paul. The population is estimated at 49 in 2026, up 11% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Janardandih

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khoar · this village4416%
Erekusum · Neturia26242%0.8 km E
Madandi · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda36364%1.1 km E
Madandi · Neturia1,02246%1.1 km E
Bansbani · Kundhit31355%1.4 km S
Kinaidih · Devipur28846%2 km SE
Kinaidih · Santuri14253%2 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khoar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
13
Power hours (winter)
17
Primary school
0
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
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
55.19
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Khoar

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Khoar

LGD code
330478
Pincode
723142
Post office
Ramchandrapur Ashram
Population (Census 2011)
44
Population (projected 2026)
49
Households
11
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
692
Literacy rate
15.9%
Coordinates
23.60651°N, 86.78318°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Asansol
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Asansol Dakshin
Member of Parliament
Shatrughan Sinha
Member of Legislative Assembly
Agnimitra Paul
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SHYAMALI BAURI
Block / Mandal
Neturia
Getting there

How to reach Khoar

Mandal centre
Neturia · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 34 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purulia · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 27 min by car · 1 h 43 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,798 people
Barra · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 31 min by car · 1 h 48 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata198 kmcapital
  • Delhi1106 km
  • Hyderabad1106 km
  • Chennai1356 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChourashi3 km
  • Bus stopBarakar Bus Stand15 km
  • Hospital / PHCHarmadih Rural Hospital2 km
  • ATM / bankAxis Bank Kulti15 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil5 km
  • CollegeCareer Building Private ITI6 km
  • Police stationAsansol South Police Station22 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Khoar

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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