Kharba

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title: "Kharba" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-malda-district"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-malda-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharba" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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nameKharba
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coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Malda
established_title
leader_titleMLA
leader_nameMahabubul Haque
unit_prefMetric
elevation_m29
population_total3,744
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali
demographics1_title2Additional official
demographics1_info2English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_type
registration_plateWB
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Maldaha Uttar
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Chanchal
website
iso_codeIN-WB
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Geography

| width=370| height=320| zoom=9 | coord=| float=left|caption=Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Malda district (including Chanchal subdivision and Old Malda, Habibpur, Bamangola and Gazole CD blocks) M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility, H: historical centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |mark-coord1= | label-pos1=right|label1= Chanchal | numbered1=CT| mark-title1=Chanchal (CT)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2 |mark-coord2= | label-pos2=left|label2= Aiho| numbered2=CT| mark-title2=Aiho (CT) |mark-coord3= | label-pos3=right|label3= Baksinagar| numbered3=CT| mark-title3=Baksinagar (CT) |mark-coord4= | label-pos4=right|label4= Bandhail| numbered4=CT| mark-title4=Bandhail (CT) |mark-coord5= | label-pos5=left|label5= Chhatinamor| numbered5=CT| mark-title5=Chhatinamor (CT) |mark-coord6= | label-pos6=left|label6= Jhangra| numbered6=CT| mark-title6=Jhangra, Malda (CT) |mark-coord7= | label-pos7=right|label7= Kachu Pukur| numbered7=CT| mark-title7=Kachu Pukur (CT) |mark-coord8= | label-pos8=right|label8= Kendua| numbered8=CT| mark-title8=Kendua, West Bengal (CT) |mark-coord9= | label-pos9=left|label9= Rangabhita| numbered9=CT| mark-title9=Rangabhita (CT) |mark-coord10= | label-pos10=left|label10= Sahapur| numbered10=CT| mark-title10=Sahapur, Malda (CT) |mark-coord11= | label-pos11=left|label11= Malda| numbered11=M| mark-title11=Malda, West Bengal (M) | shape-color11= #800000 |mark-coord12= | label-pos12=left|label12= Old Malda| numbered12=M| mark-title12=Old Malda (M) | shape-color12= #800000 |mark-coord13= | label-pos13=right|label13= Bulbulchandi| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Bulbulchandi (R) |shape-color13=#C40000 |mark-coord14= | label-pos14=top|label14= Habibpur| numbered14=R| mark-title14= Habibpur, Malda (R) |shape-color14=#C40000 |mark-coord15= | label-pos15=right|label15= Hatimari| numbered15=R| mark-title15= Hatimari (R) |shape-color15=#C40000 |mark-coord16= | label-pos16=top|label16= Maheshpur| numbered16=R| mark-title16= Maheshpur, Malda (R) |shape-color16=#C40000 |mark-coord17= | label-pos17=right|label17= Pakuahat| numbered17=R| mark-title17= Pakuahat (R) |shape-color17=#C40000 |mark-coord18= | label-pos18=right|label18= Singhabad| numbered18=R| mark-title18= Singhabad (R) |shape-color18=#C40000 |mark-coord19= | label-pos19=right|label19= Araidanga| numbered19=R| mark-title19= Araidanga (R) |shape-color19=#C40000 |mark-coord20= | label-pos20=left|label20= Daulatnagar| numbered20=R| mark-title20= Daulatnagar (R) |shape-color20=#C40000 |mark-coord21= | label-pos21=bottom|label21= Harishchandrapur| numbered21=R| mark-title21= Harishchandrapur (R) |shape-color21=#C40000 |mark-coord22= | label-pos22=right|label22= Khanta| numbered22=R| mark-title22= Khanta (R) |shape-color22=#C40000 |mark-coord23= | label-pos23=right|label23= Kharba| numbered23=R| mark-title23= Kharba (R) |shape-color23=black| label-size23=13|label-color23=black |mark-coord24= | label-pos24=left|label24= Malatipur| numbered24=R| mark-title24= Malatipur, Malda (R) |shape-color24=#C40000 |mark-coord25= | label-pos25=right|label25= Mashaldaha| numbered25=R| mark-title25= Mashaldaha (R) |shape-color25=#C40000 |mark-coord26= | label-pos26=right|label26= Pipla Kasimpur| numbered26=R| mark-title26= Pipla Kasimpur (R) |shape-color26=#C40000 |mark-coord27= | label-pos27=left|label27= Pukhuria| numbered27=R| mark-title27= Pukhuria (R) |shape-color27=#C40000 |mark-coord28= | label-pos28=left|label28= Ratua| numbered28=R| mark-title28= Ratua (R) |shape-color28=#C40000 |mark-coord29= | label-pos29=left|label29= Samsi| numbered29=R| mark-title29= Samsi, Malda (R) |shape-color29=#C40000 |mark-coord30= | label-pos30=top|label30= Gazole| numbered30=R| mark-title30= Gazole Town (R) |shape-color30=#C40000 |mark-coord31= | label-pos31=right|label31= Pandua | mark-title31= Pandua, Malda (H)| numbered31=H |shape-color31=#AA6666 |mark-coord32= | label-pos32=top|label32= Jagjivanpur | mark-title32= Jagjivanpur (H)| numbered32=H |shape-color32=#AA6666 |mark-coord33=|label33=Mahananda|labela33= River| label-color33 = #77A1CB| label-angle33=100| label-pos33=top| label-size33=10| mark-size33=0| mark-title33 =none |mark-coord34=|label34= Ganges River| label-color34 = #77A1CB| label-angle34=90| label-pos34=top| label-size34=10| mark-size34=0| mark-title34 =none |mark-coord35=|label35= Tangon River| label-color35 = #77A1CB| label-angle35=-60| label-pos35=top| label-size35=10| mark-size35=0| mark-title35 =none |mark-coord36=|label36= Punarbhaba |labela36= River| label-color36 = #77A1CB| label-angle36=-75| label-pos36=top| label-size36=10| mark-size36=0| mark-title36 =none |arc-coordA=|arc-textA= BANGLADESH| arc-text-colorA=hard grey| arc-angleA=70| arc-gapA=4.0| arc-radiusA=0.35 |arc-coordB=|arc-textB= BIHAR| arc-text-colorB=hard grey| arc-angleB=-100| arc-gapB=3.5| arc-radiusB=0.35 |arc-coordC=|arc-textC= JHARKHAND| arc-text-colorC=hard grey| arc-angleC=-130| arc-gapC=5.5| arc-radiusC=0.25}}

Location

Kharba is located at . It has an average elevation of 29 m.

Kharba is a village panchayat under Chanchal I intermediate panchayat in Malda district.:

Area overview

The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the Barind in the east and the tal in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are “hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron.” It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the tal, is a flat low land and “is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.” The tal area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly rural. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Kharba had a total population of 3,744, of which 1,914 (51%) were males and 1,830 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 435. The total number of literates in Kharb was 2,835 (72.08% of the population over 6 years).

Healthcare

Chanchal subdivisional hospital at Chanchal (with 100 beds) is a major medical facility. There are primary health centres in Chanchal I CD Block at Kharba (with 10 beds) and Singla (Nadishik PHC) (with 10 beds).

References

References

  1. "Fact and Figures".
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
  3. "West Bengal, Malda". calcuttaweb.com.
  4. [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Kharba.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kharba]
  5. (October 2010). "Village Panchayats of West Bengal". National Panchayat Directory, Panchayat Informatics Division, NIC }} {{Dead link.
  6. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  7. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  8. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  9. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  10. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  11. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.

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