About Hastikanda Village

Hastikanda is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,796, made up of 908 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hastikanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hastikanda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rampurhat I
Pincode	731224
Area (hectares)	195.56 hectares
Population	1,796
Male Population	908
Female Population	888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
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 Hastikanda compares

By the 2011 count Hastikanda is the 37th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 195.56 hectares work out to about 9.2 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 963.

Getting to Hastikanda

Hastikanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hastikanda 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 Hastikanda from other places

Hastikanda lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 7.1 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 Hastikanda
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	7.1 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampurhat I	14 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	14 km

Villages closest to Hastikanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hastikanda village had a population of 1,796. That makes it the 37th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Hastikanda village has 908 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hastikanda has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Hastikanda is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hastikanda covers 195.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hastikanda falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hastikanda is Mallarpur, about 7.1 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 Hastikanda.

Hastikanda is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hastikanda is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 7.1 km away. Rampur Hat is about 11 km away. Rampurhat I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.