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About Hossenpur Village

Hossenpur is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,642, made up of 844 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hossenpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hossenpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733103
Area (hectares) 69.76 hectares
Population 1,642
Male Population 844
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hossenpur compares

By the 2011 count Hossenpur is the 29th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 69.76 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Hossenpur

Hossenpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hossenpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hossenpur from other places

Hossenpur lies about 23 km from Dakshin Dinajpur. 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 Hossenpur
Tehsil headquarters Balurghat 2.3 km
Nearest town Bālurghāt 2.3 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 23 km

Villages closest to Hossenpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hossenpur village had a population of 1,642. That makes it the 29th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Hossenpur village has 844 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hossenpur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Hossenpur is 733103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hossenpur covers 69.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hossenpur falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hossenpur notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Hossenpur.

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

Hossenpur is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Balurghat is about 2.3 km away. Bālurghāt is about 2.3 km away. Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Senpur (under 2 km), Chakram (4.8 km) and Chakram Krishnapur (4.8 km).

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

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