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About Habibpur Village

Habibpur is a large village in Habibpur tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,576, made up of 1,276 males and 1,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Habibpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Habibpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Habibpur
Pincode 732122
Area (hectares) 462.63 hectares
Population 2,576
Male Population 1,276
Female Population 1,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Habibpur compares

By the 2011 count Habibpur is the 13th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 462.63 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Habibpur

Habibpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Habibpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Habibpur from other places

Habibpur lies about 24 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bulbulchandi, about 6.2 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 Habibpur
Nearest railway station Bulbulchandi 6.2 km
Nearest town Malda 14 km
District headquarters Maldah 24 km

Villages closest to Habibpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Habibpur village had a population of 2,576. That makes it the 13th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Habibpur village has 1,276 males and 1,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Habibpur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Habibpur is 732122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Habibpur covers 462.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Habibpur falls under Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Habibpur is Bulbulchandi, about 6.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Habibpur.

Habibpur is about 24 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Habibpur is in Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district. Bulbulchandi is about 6.2 km away. Malda is about 14 km away. Maldah is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baijpur (14 km), Adampur (17 km) and Sadapur (17 km).

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

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