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About Hansoa Village

Hansoa is a mid sized village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 376 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 614 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hansoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansoa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi I
Pincode 713420
Area (hectares) 396.34 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 376
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 614
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hansoa compares

By the 2011 count Hansoa is the 70th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 396.34 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Hansoa

Hansoa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hansoa as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Durgapur, Fatepur, Garibbati and Ghagra. 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 Hansoa

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansoa village had a population of 607. That makes it the 70th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Hansoa village has 376 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansoa has about 614 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Hansoa is 713420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hansoa covers 396.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hansoa falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

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

Hansoa is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Hansoa today is likely to be higher.

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