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About Hansra Village

Hansra is a large village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,386, made up of 1,234 males and 1,152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hansra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 543.91 hectares
Population 2,386
Male Population 1,234
Female Population 1,152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hansra compares

By the 2011 count Hansra is the 20th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 543.91 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Hansra

Hansra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hansra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Golapbag, Goltikuri, Gopalnagar and Gopinathpur. 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 Hansra

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansra village had a population of 2,386. That makes it the 20th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Hansra village has 1,234 males and 1,152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansra has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Hansra is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hansra covers 543.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hansra falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hansra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Hansra is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum 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 Hansra today is likely to be higher.

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