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About Hosenpur Village

Hosenpur is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 653 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosenpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosenpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712706
Area (hectares) 50.2 hectares
Population 1,233
Male Population 653
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Hosenpur compares

By the 2011 count Hosenpur is the 63rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 50.2 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Hosenpur

Hosenpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hosenpur 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 Guti Atra, Hariharpur, Harirampur and Hazipur. 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 Hosenpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosenpur village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Hosenpur village has 653 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosenpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Hosenpur is 712706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hosenpur covers 50.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hosenpur falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hosenpur 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 Hosenpur.

Hosenpur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli 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 Hosenpur today is likely to be higher.

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