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About Hetanpur Village

Hetanpur is a mid sized village in Domkal tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 619 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hetanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hetanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Domkal
Pincode 742303
Area (hectares) 35.96 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 619
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hetanpur compares

By the 2011 count Hetanpur is the 66th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,727 residents. Its 35.96 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Hetanpur

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

Hetanpur lies about 28 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Murshidabad Junction, about 27 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 Hetanpur
Tehsil headquarters Domkal 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Murshidabad Junction 27 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 28 km
Nearest town Murshidābād 28 km

Villages closest to Hetanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hetanpur village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 66th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,727 residents.

Hetanpur village has 619 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hetanpur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Hetanpur is 742303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hetanpur covers 35.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hetanpur falls under Domkal tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hetanpur is Murshidabad Junction, about 27 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 Hetanpur.

Hetanpur is about 28 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hetanpur is in Domkal tehsil of Murshidabad district. Domkal is about 1.6 km away. Murshidabad Junction is about 27 km away. Murshidabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Domkal (1.6 km), Bhagirathpur (6.7 km) and Garaimari (14 km).

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

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