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About Hajighat Village

Hajighat is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 165 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hajighat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hajighat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 17.26 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 165
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hajighat compares

By the 2011 count Hajighat is the 127th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 17.26 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Hajighat

Hajighat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hajighat as Available within 10+ 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 Gobra Gerya, Godali Pur, Gopalpur and Gopinath Pur. 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 Hajighat

As per the Census of India 2011, Hajighat village had a population of 335. That makes it the 127th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Hajighat village has 165 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hajighat has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Hajighat is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hajighat covers 17.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hajighat falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hajighat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hajighat.

Hajighat is in Keshiary 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 Hajighat today is likely to be higher.

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