About Hosenabad Village

Hosenabad is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 215 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosenabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosenabad village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Dubrajpur
Pincode	731221
Area (hectares)	66.85 hectares
Population	410
Male Population	215
Female Population	195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hosenabad compares

By the 2011 count Hosenabad is the 144th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 66.85 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Hosenabad

Hosenabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hosenabad 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hosenabad from other places

Hosenabad lies about 61 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 4.2 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 Hosenabad
Nearest railway station	Dubrajpur	4.2 km
Nearest town	Dubrājpur	5.3 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	61 km

Villages closest to Hosenabad

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.

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Common questions about Hosenabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosenabad village had a population of 410. That makes it the 144th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Hosenabad village has 215 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosenabad has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Hosenabad is 731221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosenabad covers 66.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Hosenabad is Dubrajpur, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hosenabad.

Hosenabad is about 61 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hosenabad is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 4.2 km away. Dubrājpur is about 5.3 km away. Birbhum is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.