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About Hastinapur Village

Hastinapur is a mid sized village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,857, made up of 967 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hastinapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hastinapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742161
Area (hectares) 235.61 hectares
Population 1,857
Male Population 967
Female Population 890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hastinapur compares

By the 2011 count Hastinapur is the 47th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 235.61 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Hastinapur

Hastinapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hastinapur as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Gouri Nagar, Gram Salkia, Haldi and Hapina. 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 Hastinapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hastinapur village had a population of 1,857. That makes it the 47th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Hastinapur village has 967 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hastinapur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Hastinapur is 742161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hastinapur covers 235.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hastinapur falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hastinapur 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 - 10 km distance for Hastinapur.

Hastinapur is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Hastinapur today is likely to be higher.

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