About Hosenpur Village

Hosenpur is a mid sized village in Manteswar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 419 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosenpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosenpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Manteswar
Pincode	713125
Area (hectares)	256.97 hectares
Population	796
Male Population	419
Female Population	377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosenpur compares

By the 2011 count Hosenpur is the 96th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents. Its 256.97 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Hosenpur

Hosenpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosenpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hosenpur from other places

Hosenpur lies about 38 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Kaichar, about 10 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 Hosenpur
Nearest railway station	Kaichar	10 km
Nearest town	Kātoya	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manteswar	26 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	38 km

Villages closest to Hosenpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manteswar 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 Hosenpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosenpur village had a population of 796. That makes it the 96th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents.

Hosenpur village has 419 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosenpur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Hosenpur is 713125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosenpur covers 256.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hosenpur falls under Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hosenpur is Kaichar, about 10 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 village for Hosenpur.

Hosenpur is about 38 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosenpur is in Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Kaichar is about 10 km away. Kātoya is about 22 km away. Manteswar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.