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About Helna Village

Helna is a mid sized village in Bankura I tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 313 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Helna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Helna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722170
Area (hectares) 56.12 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 313
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Helna compares

By the 2011 count Helna is the 63rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 56.12 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Helna

Helna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Helna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Golamitara, Gopalpur, Gosaindihi and Hare Krishnapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Helna

As per the Census of India 2011, Helna village had a population of 608. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Helna village has 313 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Helna has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Helna is 722170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Helna covers 56.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Helna falls under Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Helna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Helna.

Helna is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Helna today is likely to be higher.

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