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About Hemnagar Village

Hemnagar is a small village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 254 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hemnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hemnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Ghatal
Pincode 721212
Area (hectares) 30.99 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 254
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hemnagar compares

By the 2011 count Hemnagar is the 105th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 30.99 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Hemnagar

Hemnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hemnagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Haridaspur, Harinageria, Harishpur and Harisinghpur. 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 Hemnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hemnagar village had a population of 495. That makes it the 105th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Hemnagar village has 254 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hemnagar 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 943.

The pincode recorded for Hemnagar is 721212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hemnagar covers 30.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hemnagar falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hemnagar 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 km distance for Hemnagar.

Hemnagar is in Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Hemnagar today is likely to be higher.

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