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About Hekandair Village

Hekandair is a small village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 46 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 783 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hekandair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hekandair village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 86.99 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 46
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 783
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 Hekandair compares

By the 2011 count Hekandair is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 86.99 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Hekandair

Hekandair is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hekandair 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. The nearest villages by name are Haripur, Haripur Ganeshpur, Harishpur and Hasanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hekandair

As per the Census of India 2011, Hekandair village had a population of 82. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Hekandair village has 46 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hekandair has about 783 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Hekandair is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hekandair covers 86.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hekandair falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hekandair notes the nearest railway station 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 Hekandair.

Hekandair is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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