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About Ahmadpur Village

Ahmadpur is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,608, made up of 844 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahmadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahmadpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712501
Area (hectares) 127.1 hectares
Population 1,608
Male Population 844
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ahmadpur compares

By the 2011 count Ahmadpur is the 43rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 127.1 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Ahmadpur

The census records public bus service for Ahmadpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ahmadpur from other places

Ahmadpur lies about 35 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bargachia, about 2.7 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 Ahmadpur
Nearest railway station Bargachia 2.7 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 30 km
District headquarters Hugli 35 km

Villages closest to Ahmadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahmadpur village had a population of 1,608. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Ahmadpur village has 844 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahmadpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Ahmadpur is 712501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahmadpur covers 127.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ahmadpur falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ahmadpur is Bargachia, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ahmadpur.

Ahmadpur is about 35 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahmadpur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Bargachia is about 2.7 km away. Dhulagari is about 12 km away. Balagarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jot Narayan (4.0 km), Rajaipur (6.4 km) and Basantapur (8.6 km).

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

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