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About Hansan Village

Hansan is a large village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,186, made up of 1,115 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hansan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 421.6 hectares
Population 2,186
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hansan compares

By the 2011 count Hansan is the 20th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 421.6 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 935.

Getting to Hansan

Hansan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hansan 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 Hansan from other places

Hansan lies about 9.2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 7.6 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 Hansan
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat II 9.2 km
District headquarters Birbhum 9.2 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 10 km

Villages closest to Hansan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansan village had a population of 2,186. That makes it the 20th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Hansan village has 1,115 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

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

Hansan covers 421.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hansan falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hansan is Swadinpur, about 7.6 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 Hansan.

Hansan is about 9.2 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansan is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 7.6 km away. Rampurhat II is about 9.2 km away. Birbhum is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joghar (under 2 km), Ninga (1.6 km) and Hatpara (1.9 km).

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

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