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About Herya Village

Herya is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 75 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Herya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Herya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 34.5 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 75
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Herya compares

By the 2011 count Herya is the 430th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 34.5 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Herya

Herya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Herya as Available within 5 - 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 Haratala, Harihar Chak, Harina and Hatbandi. 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 Herya

As per the Census of India 2011, Herya village had a population of 154. That makes it the 430th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Herya village has 75 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herya has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Herya is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Herya covers 34.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Herya falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Herya is in Keshpur 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 Herya today is likely to be higher.

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