About Hamidpur Village

Hamidpur is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 322 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hamidpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamidpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai I
Pincode	731238
Area (hectares)	95.08 hectares
Population	640
Male Population	322
Female Population	318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hamidpur compares

By the 2011 count Hamidpur is the 64th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 95.08 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Hamidpur

Hamidpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hamidpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hamidpur from other places

Hamidpur lies about 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 8.6 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 Hamidpur
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	8.6 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai I	17 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	17 km

Villages closest to Hamidpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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 Hamidpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamidpur village had a population of 640. That makes it the 64th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Hamidpur village has 322 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamidpur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Hamidpur is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hamidpur covers 95.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hamidpur falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hamidpur is Lohapur, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Hamidpur.

Hamidpur is about 17 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hamidpur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 8.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 15 km away. Murarai I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.