Khelar, Kharagpur - I

Khelar is a village located in the Kharagpur - I Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Kharagpur-I block and comes under Barkola Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Khelar is 2.9 thousands out of which 1.5 thousands are males and rest 1.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 967 females per 1000 males. There are around 278 teenagers in Khelar. It has literacy rate of 74% which means around 2.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 848 people belonging to scheduled caste and 566 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 719 households in Khelar, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.1 thousands. The pincode of Khelar is 721301 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gole Bazar Sub Post office
• Kharagpur Work Shop Sub Post office
• Kharagpur New Settlement Sub Post office
• Mathurakati Sub Post office
• Kharagpur Sub Post office

Schools

Khelar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• St. Agnes High School
• Gokulpur Bidhan Chandra Vidyabhaban (High School) Upry.
• K. V. No. 2 Kharagpur School
• Kharagpur South Side High School (High School)
• Khelar Gajendra High School (High School)

Hospitals

Khelar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Mercy Nursing Home
• Barkola Sub-Center
• Sankoa Sub-Center
• Shyamchak Sub-Center
• Kuldiha Sub-Center

Banks

Khelar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Kharagpur
• Central Bank of India Kharagpur
• Central Bank of India DRM Office Kharagpur
• Canara Bank Kharagpur II
• Canara Bank Kharagpur Lic OF India