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About Haldi Village

Haldi is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 128 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haldi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haldi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721149
Area (hectares) 45.53 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 128
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Haldi compares

By the 2011 count Haldi is the 192nd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 45.53 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Haldi

Haldi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haldi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gumaria, Gumariabatitaki, Gunachak and Habibpur. 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 Haldi

As per the Census of India 2011, Haldi village had a population of 265. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Haldi village has 128 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haldi has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Haldi is 721149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haldi covers 45.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haldi falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Haldi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Haldi.

Haldi is in Kharagpur II 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 Haldi today is likely to be higher.

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