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About Hatbhanga Village

Hatbhanga is a large village in Minakhan tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,827, made up of 1,426 males and 1,401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hatbhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hatbhanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Minakhan
Pincode 743425
Area (hectares) 358.55 hectares
Population 2,827
Male Population 1,426
Female Population 1,401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hatbhanga compares

By the 2011 count Hatbhanga is the 22nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents. Its 358.55 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Hatbhanga

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

Hatbhanga lies about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 4.8 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 Hatbhanga
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 4.8 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Minakhan 30 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Hatbhanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hatbhanga village had a population of 2,827. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents.

Hatbhanga village has 1,426 males and 1,401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hatbhanga has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Hatbhanga is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hatbhanga covers 358.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hatbhanga falls under Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hatbhanga is Bamangachi, about 4.8 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 Hatbhanga.

Hatbhanga is about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hatbhanga is in Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 4.8 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.9 km away. Minakhan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gar (4.9 km), Kushangra (5.0 km) and Kachurhula (9.6 km).

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

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