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About Kathalhat Hosenpur Village

Kathalhat Hosenpur is a large village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,068, made up of 2,073 males and 1,995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathalhat Hosenpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathalhat Hosenpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 590.83 hectares
Population 4,068
Male Population 2,073
Female Population 1,995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathalhat Hosenpur compares

By the 2011 count Kathalhat Hosenpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 590.83 hectares work out to about 6.9 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 942.

Getting to Kathalhat Hosenpur

Kathalhat Hosenpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathalhat Hosenpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathalhat Hosenpur from other places

Kathalhat Hosenpur lies about 23 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Balurghat, about 3.6 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 Kathalhat Hosenpur
Nearest town Bālurghāt 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Balurghat 3.6 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangarampur 32 km

Villages closest to Kathalhat Hosenpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangarampur 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 Kathalhat Hosenpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathalhat Hosenpur village had a population of 4,068. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Kathalhat Hosenpur village has 2,073 males and 1,995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathalhat Hosenpur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

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

Kathalhat Hosenpur covers 590.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kathalhat Hosenpur is Balurghat, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kathalhat Hosenpur.

Kathalhat Hosenpur 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.

Kathalhat Hosenpur is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Bālurghāt is about 2.3 km away. Balurghat is about 3.6 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 Kamalpur (12 km), Chandura (15 km) and Rampur (20 km).

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

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