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About Haldia Village

Haldia is a large village in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,370, made up of 1,699 males and 1,671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haldia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haldia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar I
Pincode 721441
Area (hectares) 209.63 hectares
Population 3,370
Male Population 1,699
Female Population 1,671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Haldia compares

By the 2011 count Haldia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 209.63 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Haldia

Haldia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haldia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Haldia from other places

Haldia lies about 19 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 1.8 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 Haldia
Nearest railway station Haldia 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar I 19 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 19 km

Villages closest to Haldia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar I 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 Haldia

As per the Census of India 2011, Haldia village had a population of 3,370. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Haldia village has 1,699 males and 1,671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haldia has about 984 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 Haldia is 721441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haldia covers 209.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Haldia falls under Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Haldia is Haldia, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Haldia.

Haldia is about 19 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haldia is in Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Haldia is about 1.8 km away. Ramnagar I is about 19 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biswanathpur (1.8 km), Dakshin Basulipat (5.3 km) and Uttar Basulipat (5.3 km).

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

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