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About Eadpur Village

Eadpur is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,076, made up of 532 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eadpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712602
Area (hectares) 40.7 hectares
Population 1,076
Male Population 532
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Eadpur compares

By the 2011 count Eadpur is the 95th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 40.7 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Eadpur

Eadpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Eadpur 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 Eadpur from other places

Eadpur lies about 12 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kanchrapara Workshop Gate, about 8.4 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 Eadpur
Nearest railway station Kanchrapara Workshop Gate 8.4 km
Nearest town Naihāti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 12 km
District headquarters Hugli 12 km

Villages closest to Eadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eadpur village had a population of 1,076. That makes it the 95th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Eadpur village has 532 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eadpur has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Eadpur is 712602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eadpur covers 40.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Eadpur falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Eadpur is Kanchrapara Workshop Gate, about 8.4 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 Eadpur.

Eadpur is about 12 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eadpur is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Kanchrapara Workshop Gate is about 8.4 km away. Naihāti is about 10 km away. Arambag is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadanpur (under 2 km), Ashanpur (4.5 km) and Sahapur (4.5 km).

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

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