About Hontopa Village

Hontopa is a small village in Anandpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 210 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hontopa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hontopa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Anandpur
Pincode	833104
Area (hectares)	258 hectares
Population	440
Male Population	210
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,095
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hontopa compares

By the 2011 count Hontopa is the 45th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 505 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Hontopa

Hontopa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hontopa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hontopa from other places

Hontopa lies about 142 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 1.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hontopa
Nearest railway station	Barkichampi	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Anandpur	12 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	15 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	142 km

Villages closest to Hontopa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Hontopa

As per the Census of India 2011, Hontopa village had a population of 440. That makes it the 45th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 505 residents.

Hontopa village has 210 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hontopa has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Hontopa is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hontopa covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hontopa falls under Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hontopa is Barkichampi, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hontopa.

Hontopa is about 142 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hontopa is in Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Barkichampi is about 1.7 km away. Anandpur is about 12 km away. Lohārdagā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.