About Hilora Village

Hilora is one of the larger villages in Suti I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,667, made up of 3,933 males and 3,734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1197.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hilora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hilora village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Suti I
Pincode	742223
Area (hectares)	1197.58 hectares
Population	7,667
Male Population	3,933
Female Population	3,734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hilora compares

By the 2011 count Hilora is the 4th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 1197.58 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Hilora

Hilora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hilora as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hilora from other places

Hilora lies about 30 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Morgram, about 3.6 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 Hilora
Nearest railway station	Morgram	3.6 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Suti I	30 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	30 km

Villages closest to Hilora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hilora village had a population of 7,667. That makes it the 4th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Hilora village has 3,933 males and 3,734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hilora has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Hilora is 742223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hilora covers 1197.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hilora falls under Suti I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hilora is Morgram, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hilora.

Hilora is about 30 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hilora is in Suti I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Morgram is about 3.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Suti I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.