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About Hetmuri Village

Hetmuri is a large village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,124, made up of 1,055 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hetmuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hetmuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 322.94 hectares
Population 2,124
Male Population 1,055
Female Population 1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hetmuri compares

By the 2011 count Hetmuri is the 31st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 322.94 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Hetmuri

Hetmuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hetmuri as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Haribhita, Harising, Harising Chhat and Hatiram. 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 Hetmuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Hetmuri village had a population of 2,124. That makes it the 31st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Hetmuri village has 1,055 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hetmuri has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Hetmuri is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hetmuri covers 322.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hetmuri falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hetmuri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hetmuri.

Hetmuri is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling 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 Hetmuri today is likely to be higher.

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