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About Helan Village

Helan is a large village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,627, made up of 1,829 males and 1,798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Helan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Helan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712412
Area (hectares) 107.74 hectares
Population 3,627
Male Population 1,829
Female Population 1,798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Helan compares

By the 2011 count Helan is the 19th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 107.74 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Helan

Helan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Helan as Available within village. 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 Ghashua, Ghoshpur, Gobindapur and Gopalnagar. 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 Helan

As per the Census of India 2011, Helan village had a population of 3,627. That makes it the 19th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Helan village has 1,829 males and 1,798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Helan has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Helan is 712412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Helan covers 107.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Helan falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

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

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

Helan is in Khanakul I 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 Helan today is likely to be higher.

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