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About Hepad Village

Hepad is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,315, made up of 671 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 734.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hepad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hepad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 734.59 hectares
Population 1,315
Male Population 671
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 Hepad compares

By the 2011 count Hepad is the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 734.59 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Hepad

Hepad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hepad 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 Ghutia, Gokulnagar, Gopalpur and Gosaindi. 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 Hepad

As per the Census of India 2011, Hepad village had a population of 1,315. That makes it the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Hepad village has 671 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hepad has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Hepad is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hepad covers 734.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hepad falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hepad 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 Hepad.

Hepad is in Jhalda I 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 Hepad today is likely to be higher.

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