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About Hatikra Village

Hatikra is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,555, made up of 787 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hatikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hatikra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731129
Area (hectares) 330.41 hectares
Population 1,555
Male Population 787
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hatikra compares

By the 2011 count Hatikra is the 17th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 330.41 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Hatikra

Hatikra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hatikra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hatikra from other places

Hatikra lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Hatikra
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Hatikra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hatikra village had a population of 1,555. That makes it the 17th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Hatikra village has 787 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hatikra has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Hatikra is 731129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hatikra covers 330.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hatikra falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hatikra is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hatikra.

Hatikra is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hatikra is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Suri II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatzanbazar (under 2 km), Kasherhat (under 2 km) and Jamal (2.2 km).

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

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