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About Hatgachha Village

Hatgachha is one of the larger villages in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,557, made up of 2,784 males and 2,773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1471.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hatgachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hatgachha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 1471.05 hectares
Population 5,557
Male Population 2,784
Female Population 2,773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hatgachha compares

By the 2011 count Hatgachha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 1471.05 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Hatgachha

Hatgachha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hatgachha as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hatgachha from other places

Hatgachha lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 13 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 Hatgachha
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 13 km
Nearest town Sainthia 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 23 km
District headquarters Birbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Hatgachha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Hatgachha

As per the Census of India 2011, Hatgachha village had a population of 5,557. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Hatgachha village has 2,784 males and 2,773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hatgachha has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Hatgachha is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hatgachha covers 1471.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hatgachha falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hatgachha is Mallarpur, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hatgachha.

Hatgachha is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hatgachha is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 13 km away. Sainthia is about 19 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachmi (2.5 km), Jethia (2.9 km) and Chanda (3.6 km).

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

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