About Hursi Village

Hursi is a large village in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,315, made up of 2,206 males and 2,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hursi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hursi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Raninagar I
Pincode	742304
Area (hectares)	368.59 hectares
Population	4,315
Male Population	2,206
Female Population	2,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hursi compares

By the 2011 count Hursi is the 15th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 368.59 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Hursi

Hursi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hursi as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hursi from other places

Hursi lies about 22 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhagwangola, about 18 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 Hursi
Nearest railway station	Bhagwangola	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raninagar I	22 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	22 km
Nearest town	Murshidābād	22 km

Villages closest to Hursi

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

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Common questions about Hursi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hursi village had a population of 4,315. That makes it the 15th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Hursi village has 2,206 males and 2,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hursi has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Hursi is 742304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hursi covers 368.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hursi falls under Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hursi is Bhagwangola, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hursi.

Hursi is about 22 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hursi is in Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Bhagwangola is about 18 km away. Raninagar I is about 22 km away. Murshidabad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.