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About Hikimband Village

Hikimband is a mid sized village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 287 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hikimband Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hikimband village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 545.29 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 287
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hikimband compares

By the 2011 count Hikimband is the 103rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 545.29 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Hikimband

Hikimband is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hikimband as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gopinathpur, Goursunderpur, Gram Pushkarini and Hamirhati. 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 Hikimband

As per the Census of India 2011, Hikimband village had a population of 558. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Hikimband village has 287 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hikimband has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Hikimband is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hikimband covers 545.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hikimband falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hikimband notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Hikimband is in Sonamukhi 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 Hikimband today is likely to be higher.

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