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About Hetampur Village

Hetampur is a large village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,388, made up of 1,188 males and 1,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hetampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hetampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 96.4 hectares
Population 2,388
Male Population 1,188
Female Population 1,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hetampur compares

By the 2011 count Hetampur is the 13th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 96.4 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Hetampur

Hetampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hetampur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hetampur from other places

Hetampur lies about 62 km from Birbhum. 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 Hetampur
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 2.5 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 2.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 62 km

Villages closest to Hetampur

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

Common questions about Hetampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hetampur village had a population of 2,388. That makes it the 13th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Hetampur village has 1,188 males and 1,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hetampur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Hetampur is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hetampur covers 96.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hetampur falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hetampur 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 village for Hetampur.

Hetampur is about 62 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hetampur is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 2.5 km away. Dubrājpur is about 2.5 km away. Birbhum is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashatganja (under 2 km), Chandrapur (under 2 km) and Ramchandrapur (under 2 km).

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

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