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About Hanspur Village

Hanspur is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 836 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 365.43 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 836
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hanspur compares

By the 2011 count Hanspur is the 26th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 365.43 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Hanspur

Hanspur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hanspur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghatbera, Giting Lahar, Gobindapur and Gobinddih. 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 Hanspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanspur village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 26th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Hanspur village has 836 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanspur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Hanspur is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanspur covers 365.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hanspur falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hanspur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Hanspur is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Hanspur today is likely to be higher.

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